Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
आरक्तपीतमंजिष्ठ नीलकिर्मीरवर्णकैः । विन्यस्तानीव भासंते चित्रे चित्रकृतायतः
āraktapītamaṃjiṣṭha nīlakirmīravarṇakaiḥ | vinyastānīva bhāsaṃte citre citrakṛtāyataḥ
आरक्तपीत-मञ्जिष्ठ-नील-किर्मीरवर्णैः समलङ्कृताः पदार्था इव विन्यस्ताः सन्तो भासन्ते—दीर्घे चित्रपटे चित्रकारकृतं चित्रं यथा।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A long corridor/maṇḍapa in Kāśī gleams like a master painting: surfaces appear inlaid with deep red, golden-yellow, madder, blue, and speckled tones, as if pigments became gemstones.
FAQs
Divine order is suggested through ‘as-if inlaid’ beauty—Kāśī’s sacred space is portrayed as intentionally crafted by higher power.
Avimukta-Kāśī, via vivid artistic and gem-like imagery.
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