Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
कियत्यपि गते काले पुनरप्याययौ मुनिः । मध्ये लीलावतीनां च ज्ञात्वा कृष्णमवस्थितम्
kiyatyapi gate kāle punarapyāyayau muniḥ | madhye līlāvatīnāṃ ca jñātvā kṛṣṇamavasthitam
சில காலம் கடந்தபின் முனிவர் மீண்டும் வந்தார். விளையாட்டுத் தன்மையுடைய பெண்களிடையே ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணன் தங்கியிருப்பதை அறிந்து அங்கேயே வந்தடைந்தார்.
Narrator (context within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: A radiant sage re-enters the sacred city and approaches a private inner court where Kṛṣṇa is seated among playful women; the moment is poised, half-hidden, with attendants and veils suggesting secrecy.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often show sages intervening at decisive moments to steer events toward dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s overarching sacred geography.
None.