Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
अथनेत्थं कथमियमकांडात्पर्यमूमुहत् । प्रेक्षमाणा रहश्चित्रपटीमति पटीयसीम्
athanetthaṃ kathamiyamakāṃḍātparyamūmuhat | prekṣamāṇā rahaścitrapaṭīmati paṭīyasīm
तेव्हा त्या विस्मयाने म्हणाल्या—“ही अचानक अशा मोहजन्य मूर्च्छेत कशी पडली?” आणि एकांतात त्या चित्रपटासारख्या सूक्ष्म, अत्यंत विवेकी त्या श्रेष्ठ स्त्रीकडे बारकाईने पाहू लागल्या।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a secluded inner chamber, attendants lean in with concern, observing a refined noblewoman who has suddenly swooned; the mood is intimate, hushed, and psychologically subtle.
FAQs
Even in sacred Kāśī, one should respond to suffering with attentive inquiry and compassionate concern.
The broader Kāśī-kṣetra is the implied sacred setting, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
No formal rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on careful observation and concern for the afflicted.