Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
गताथ व्योममार्गेण सखीभिः स्वपितुर्गृहम् । कथयंती निजोदंतं तमालीनां पुरो मुदा
gatātha vyomamārgeṇa sakhībhiḥ svapiturgṛham | kathayaṃtī nijodaṃtaṃ tamālīnāṃ puro mudā
తర్వాత ఆమె సఖులతో కలిసి ఆకాశమార్గంలో తండ్రి ఇంటికి వెళ్లి, తమాలీ యువతుల ముందర ఆనందంగా తన అనుభవాన్ని వివరించింది।
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya) [deduced]
Tirtha: Ratneśa-liṅga (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Umā (frame) / audience
Scene: The maiden and her friends glide through the night sky back to her father’s house, animatedly narrating the boon; a group of Tamālī maidens awaits, listening with delight.
FAQs
Grace received at a tīrtha becomes living testimony—devotees naturally share the fruits of worship with their community.
Kāśī’s Ratneśvara Liṅga, the source-event behind her joyful report.
None; it narrates the aftermath of the boon and the devotee’s joyful recounting.