Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
अथ सूर्यशताभासं नभसि द्योतितांबरम् । नारदं दृष्टवाञ्छैलो दूरात्प्रत्युज्जगाम तम्
atha sūryaśatābhāsaṃ nabhasi dyotitāṃbaram | nāradaṃ dṛṣṭavāñchailo dūrātpratyujjagāma tam
Pagkaraan, ang bundok, nang makita si Nārada—nagniningning na tila sandaang araw at nagpapaliwanag sa kalangitan—ay lumabas mula sa malayo upang salubungin siya.
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.