Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
ताश्च तत्परिचारिण्यः प्रहृष्टास्यास्तदाऽभवन् । प्रोचुस्तां प्रणिपत्याथ पुण्यशीलां कलावतीम्
tāśca tatparicāriṇyaḥ prahṛṣṭāsyāstadā'bhavan | procustāṃ praṇipatyātha puṇyaśīlāṃ kalāvatīm
Maka para dayang pengiringnya pun menjadi amat gembira. Setelah bersujud hormat, mereka menyapa Kalāvatī yang bersusila mulia, dengan perilaku penuh pahala kebajikan.
Narrator (Skanda in Kāśīkhaṇḍa context); quoted speech begins next verses
Tirtha: Jñānavāpī
Type: kund
Scene: Inside a royal or noble household, attendant women with bright faces bow to the virtuous Kalāvatī, hands folded, seeking guidance toward the sacred well of Kāśī.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma honors sanctity recognized in others—devotees respond to spiritual attainment with reverence and service.
Contextually Jñānavāpī in Kāśī, whose power has just been described.
Praṇāma (bowing) and respectful address to the virtuous are modeled as devotional conduct.