Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
इति श्रुत्वा वचः सोथ मेघगंभीर निःस्वनम् । अवग्रहपरिम्लान सस्यसंजीवनोपमम्
iti śrutvā vacaḥ sotha meghagaṃbhīra niḥsvanam | avagrahaparimlāna sasyasaṃjīvanopamam
Setelah mendengar sabda itu, dia pun mengalami bunyi yang dalam seperti guruh awan—laksana hujan yang menghidupkan kembali tanaman yang layu kerana kemarau.
Skanda (to Agastya, deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Budheśvara (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A sanctum filled with resonant, thunder-deep vibration; outside, dark monsoon clouds gather and rain revives withered fields—shown as metaphorical overlay; the devotee appears moved and renewed.
FAQs
Divine assurance restores the devotee like rain revives drought-struck fields—grace renews life and purpose.
Within the Kāśī setting, the experience is tied to the Budheśvara-liṅga episode, underscoring Kāśī’s immediacy of grace.
None explicitly; it poetically describes the transformative effect of Śiva’s response.