Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 87
रत्नावल्युवाच । शशिलेखेनंगलेखे चित्रलेखे मदीहितं । यूयं कुंठितसामर्थ्याः कुतो वस्ताः कलाः क्व वा
ratnāvalyuvāca | śaśilekhenaṃgalekhe citralekhe madīhitaṃ | yūyaṃ kuṃṭhitasāmarthyāḥ kuto vastāḥ kalāḥ kva vā
ରତ୍ନାବଳୀ କହିଲା— “ହେ ଶଶିଲେଖା, ହେ ନଙ୍ଗଲେଖା, ହେ ଚିତ୍ରଲେଖା, ମୋ ଇଚ୍ଛା ପୂରଣ କର। ତୁମ ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ କାହିଁକି କୁଂଠିତ? ତୁମ କଳା କେଉଁଠି?”
Ratnāvalī
Scene: Ratnāvalī, newly recovered, addresses three named sakhīs—Śaśilekhā, Naṅgalekhā, Citralekhā—urging them to employ their arts; her expression mixes longing and authority.
FAQs
It underscores urgency and resolve—one should apply one’s talents (kalā) decisively toward a chosen aim.
The narrative is situated within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-focused canvas, though this verse is interpersonal dialogue rather than direct tīrtha glorification.
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