Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
इति यावत्स संधत्ते धियं तज्जीवितैकिकाम् । तावत्पिपीलिका त्वेका मृतं क्वापि पिपीलिकम्
iti yāvatsa saṃdhatte dhiyaṃ tajjīvitaikikām | tāvatpipīlikā tvekā mṛtaṃ kvāpi pipīlikam
അവൻ മനസ്സിൽ ആ ജീവൻ മാത്രം സംബന്ധിച്ച ഒരൊറ്റ ചിന്ത കൂട്ടിച്ചേർക്കുമ്പോഴേക്കും, ഒരു ഉറുമ്പ് എവിടെയോ നിന്ന് ഒരു മരിച്ച ഉറുമ്പിനെ എടുത്തുകൊണ്ട് വന്നു.
Skanda (narrating the episode; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Gupta-liṅga-sthāna in Kāśī (to be revealed)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A single ant arrives carrying a dead ant and places it at a precise spot; the sage watches, mind turning from anxiety to insight; the ground is subtly highlighted as sacred.
FAQs
Even small events can become divine indicators; in sacred geography narratives, nature itself guides devotees toward hidden sanctity.
The episode functions within the glory of Kāśī-kṣetra, where concealed sacred forms are revealed through auspicious signs.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse sets up a revelatory sign that leads toward worship.