Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
सर्वैश्वर्यगुणोपेता सर्वज्ञानमयी शुभा । सर्वगा सर्वरूपा च सर्वदृक्सर्वकारिणी
sarvaiśvaryaguṇopetā sarvajñānamayī śubhā | sarvagā sarvarūpā ca sarvadṛksarvakāriṇī
அவள் எல்லா ஐஸ்வர்யமும் குணங்களும் உடையவள், அனைத்தறிவின் வடிவானவள், மங்களமயி. அவள் எங்கும் நிறைந்தவள், எல்லா ரூபங்களையும் தரிப்பவள், அனைத்தையும் காண்பவள், அனைத்தையும் நிறைவேற்றுபவள்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis
Scene: A radiant Devī figure embodying omnipresence: multiple subtle forms within her aura—rivers, stars, beings—while her gaze encompasses all directions; hands suggest protection and bestowal.
FAQs
The divine feminine (Īśvarī/Śakti) is portrayed as omniscient, omnipresent, and the effective power behind all actions.
Within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, Kāśī is implied as the sacred field where Īśvarī’s all-pervading presence is contemplated.
No direct ritual is stated; it is a hymn-like characterization of Īśvarī.