Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
भ्रश्यद्ध म्मिल्लसन्माल्य स्थपुटीकृत भूमिका । स्विद्यत्कपोलपत्राली स्रवदंबुकणोज्ज्वला
bhraśyaddha mmillasanmālya sthapuṭīkṛta bhūmikā | svidyatkapolapatrālī sravadaṃbukaṇojjvalā
O coque de seus cabelos e a grinalda escorregavam; o chão se afundava sob seus passos que batiam. Os enfeites, como folhas sobre as faces, reluziam de suor, brilhando com gotas de umidade que escorriam.
Skanda (narrator)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭhasthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahāmune
Scene: Umā mid-game, hair-knot loosening, garland slipping, stamping steps leaving impressions; cheek ornaments glisten; beads of sweat and droplets catch the light—an intimate snapshot of divine exertion in play.
FAQs
The narrative sanctifies Jyeṣṭhasthāna by portraying it as intimately touched by divine activity, making the place worthy of reverent remembrance.
Jyeṣṭhasthāna in Kāśī, presented as the physical stage for Śivā’s līlā.
None; the verse continues the descriptive līlā narrative rather than prescribing a vow or rite.