Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
वयस्या निशिभुक्तस्य तस्यैव पुनरीक्षणम् । भवतीनामधीनं च तत्पुनर्दर्शनं मम
vayasyā niśibhuktasya tasyaiva punarīkṣaṇam | bhavatīnāmadhīnaṃ ca tatpunardarśanaṃ mama
हे सखींनो! ज्या प्रियासोबत मी रात्रि घालविली, त्याचेच पुन्हा दर्शन तुमच्या अधीन आहे. त्याला पुन्हा पाहण्याचा योग माझा तुमच्या हातात आहे.
Skanda (narrating within Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A heroine addresses her circle of friends, hands folded in request, eyes searching; the friends stand in a half-circle, exchanging glances, with Kāśī’s night ambience beyond.
FAQs
It underscores reliance on supportive companions; in dharmic life, good company (satsaṅga) becomes a bridge to what is sacred.
The verse is situated within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting, contributing to the kṣetra’s devotional narrative.
No ritual instruction is present.