Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
वैरं परित्यज्य लुठेदुत्प्लुत्योत्प्लुत्य लीलया । आलोक्य मूषकं सर्पश्चरंतं वदनाग्रतः
vairaṃ parityajya luṭhedutplutyotplutya līlayā | ālokya mūṣakaṃ sarpaścaraṃtaṃ vadanāgrataḥ
Abandonando a inimizade, a serpente se revolve, saltando e tornando a saltar em brincadeira, enquanto observa o rato que se move bem diante da ponta de sua boca.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kshetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serpent, coiled then rolling and springing in playful arcs, watches a mouse calmly walk right before its mouth; the setting is a serene Kāśī grove with a subtle sacred radiance.
FAQs
Kāśī is celebrated as a realm where vairāgya from hostility becomes natural—an emblem of spiritual liberation from hatred.
Kāśī-kṣetra generally, as an all-transforming sacred environment.
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