Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
चित्रगे चित्रलेखे त्वं पातालतलशायिनः । किंचिदाविर्भवच्चारु तारुण्यालंकृतींल्लिख
citrage citralekhe tvaṃ pātālatalaśāyinaḥ | kiṃcidāvirbhavaccāru tāruṇyālaṃkṛtīṃllikha
“O bihasa at dalubhasa—O Citralekhā—iguhit mo rin yaong mga nananahan sa mga patāla; ipamalas mo ang kanilang kaakit-akit na kabataan, pinalamutian ng mga tanda ng ganap na pagdadalaga’t pagbibinata.”
Ratnāvalī
Scene: Citralekhā, master artist, is asked to depict Pātāla-dwellers—Nāgas and other beings—rendered with charming youthful features and ornaments, emerging as if from shadow into visibility on the painted surface.
FAQs
It portrays the vastness of creation across realms—heaven, earth, and netherworld—within the Purāṇic worldview.
No specific Kāśī tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.