Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
गताथ व्योममार्गेण सखीभिः स्वपितुर्गृहम् । कथयंती निजोदंतं तमालीनां पुरो मुदा
gatātha vyomamārgeṇa sakhībhiḥ svapiturgṛham | kathayaṃtī nijodaṃtaṃ tamālīnāṃ puro mudā
Pagkaraan, sa landas ng kalangitan, kasama ang kaniyang mga sakhī, nagtungo siya sa bahay ng kaniyang ama, at masayang isinalaysay ang sariling karanasan sa harap ng mga dalagang Tamālī.
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.