Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
नीलश्च नीलीनिलयो मन्दरो मन्दलोचनः । सर्पालयः समलयो रायं नावैति रैवतः
nīlaśca nīlīnilayo mandaro mandalocanaḥ | sarpālayaḥ samalayo rāyaṃ nāvaiti raivataḥ
नीलः केवलं नीलीनिलयः; मन्दरो मन्दलोचनसौन्दर्यख्यातः। रैवतः सर्पालयः समलयश्च; तथापि न कश्चिदैश्वर्यशिखरं प्राप्नोति॥
Vindhya
Tirtha: Nīla / Mandara / Raivata (as exempla)
Type: peak
Listener: Nārada (episode)
Scene: Three mountains presented like portraits: Nīla with a feminine presence (Nīlī) in blue hues; Mandara with soft, lotus-eyed beauty; Raivata with coiling serpents and misty confluence—yet a crown-like symbol above them remains unclaimed.
FAQs
Distinctive features and fame do not automatically confer the highest status; true greatness is measured by deeper dharmic qualities.
No specific tirtha; it is a list of renowned mountains used for contrast and instruction.
None.