Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
अथ सूर्यशताभासं नभसि द्योतितांबरम् । नारदं दृष्टवाञ्छैलो दूरात्प्रत्युज्जगाम तम्
atha sūryaśatābhāsaṃ nabhasi dyotitāṃbaram | nāradaṃ dṛṣṭavāñchailo dūrātpratyujjagāma tam
பின்னர் வானத்தை ஒளிரச் செய்யும் நூறு சூரியர்களைப் போன்ற பிரகாசமுடைய நாரதரைப் பார்த்த மலை, தொலைவிலிருந்தே அவரை வரவேற்க முன்வந்து சென்றது।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Type: peak
Scene: Nārada, blazing like a hundred suns, moves through the sky; below, a mountain is anthropomorphized—leaning forward or advancing to greet him, as if the very earth rises in welcome.
FAQs
True holiness recognizes holiness: even the landscape is shown honoring a realized sage, modeling reverence (satkāra) as dharma.
Kāśī’s sacred topography (a mountain within the narrative setting) that participates in welcoming divine visitors.
No explicit prescription; the act of pratyudgama (going forth to welcome a guest) is exemplified.