Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
प्रागानंदवने तत्र शिवयो रममाणयोः । इच्छेत्यभूत्कलशज सृज्यः कोप्यपरः किल
prāgānaṃdavane tatra śivayo ramamāṇayoḥ | icchetyabhūtkalaśaja sṛjyaḥ kopyaparaḥ kila
पूर्वी आनंदवनात, शिव-शक्ती रममाण असता, हे कलशज (अगस्त्य)! ‘काहीतरी अन्य सृजावे’ अशी केवळ इच्छा तेथे उत्पन्न झाली, असे म्हणतात.
Skanda
Tirtha: Ānandavana (within Avimukta/Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Kalaśaja)
Scene: In the luminous grove of Ānandavana, Śiva and Śakti sit in intimate delight; from their serene play arises a subtle ripple of intention, hinting at a new manifestation to be brought forth, while sages and celestial beings sense the shift in the sacred air.
FAQs
Sacred tīrthas arise from the divine will within Kāśī; the geography is presented as a manifestation of Śiva-Śakti’s līlā.
Ānandavana in Kāśī, as the setting for the emergence of the Maṇikarṇikā narrative.
None; it is a mythic prelude describing the divine intention behind sacred manifestation.