Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
तिलोत्तमोर्वशीरंभा प्रभा विद्युत्प्रभा शुभा । सुमंगला शुभालापा सुशीलाड्या वरांगनाः
tilottamorvaśīraṃbhā prabhā vidyutprabhā śubhā | sumaṃgalā śubhālāpā suśīlāḍyā varāṃganāḥ
तिलोत्तमा उर्वशी रम्भा प्रभा विद्युत्प्रभा शुभा । सुमङ्गला शुभालापा सुशीला च वराङ्गनाः॥
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession of radiant apsarases—Tilottamā, Urvaśī, Rambhā and others—descending with luminous garments and graceful poise, as if the sky itself celebrates Kāśī.
FAQs
Purāṇas depict dharma’s triumph as a cosmic celebration, where even celestial beings participate in honoring auspicious events.
The Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework underlies the passage; this verse lists celestial participants rather than a specific Kāśī location.
None; it is a descriptive catalogue of celestial maidens associated with festivity and auspiciousness.