Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
स्थावरा जंगमं रूपं धृत्वा याताः सहस्रशः । महामहोत्सवे तस्मिन्बभूवाकालकौमुदी
sthāvarā jaṃgamaṃ rūpaṃ dhṛtvā yātāḥ sahasraśaḥ | mahāmahotsave tasminbabhūvākālakaumudī
Makhluk-makhluk yang biasanya tidak bergerak pun mengambil rupa yang bergerak lalu datang beribu-ribu. Dalam mahāmahotsava itu, seakan-akan terbit sinar bulan yang luar musim—cahaya kaumdī yang suci.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (festival night)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Trees, stones, and fixed beings take on moving forms and stream toward the festival; the night glows with an unseasonal, cool moonlit brilliance over Kāśī’s ghāṭs and temples.
FAQs
In a supremely sacred celebration, even nature transcends ordinary limits—symbolizing that holiness awakens all beings toward dharma.
Kāśī, portrayed as the locus of a festival so powerful that cosmic and natural marvels manifest.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes auspicious omens accompanying the sacred celebration.