Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
मंगलारार्तिकज्योतिस्त्रिसंध्यं पक्षिणोस्तयोः । नेत्रांत निर्विशन्नित्यं भक्तचेष्टां प्रदर्शयेत्
maṃgalārārtikajyotistrisaṃdhyaṃ pakṣiṇostayoḥ | netrāṃta nirviśannityaṃ bhaktaceṣṭāṃ pradarśayet
त्रिसंध्येला मंगल आरतीचा प्रकाश त्या दोन्ही पक्ष्यांच्या डोळ्यांच्या कोपऱ्यात नित्य शिरत असे, जणू भक्तांची पूजाचेष्टा त्यांना दाखवीत असे.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) speaking to Agastya
Tirtha: Trilocana-śiva (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-seeker interlocutor
Scene: At dawn, noon, and dusk, a priest waves a bright ārati lamp; the flame’s auspicious glow catches the pigeons’ eyes at the corners, as if showing them the devotees’ worship gestures.
FAQs
Regular temple worship—especially lamp-offering—radiates sanctity that blesses even incidental witnesses.
The worship routine at Trilocana Śiva’s temple precinct in Kāśī.
Trisaṃdhyā ārati/dīpa (lamp) worship—performed at morning, midday, and evening.