Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
बहुदेवलकैर्विप्र तं दृष्ट्वा पक्षिणो मिलन् । परस्परं तदन्नार्थं युध्यंतो व्योमवर्त्मनि
bahudevalakairvipra taṃ dṛṣṭvā pakṣiṇo milan | parasparaṃ tadannārthaṃ yudhyaṃto vyomavartmani
O brāhmaṇa, nang makita ng mga ibon ang bunton ng pagkain na may maraming tagapaglingkod ng templo, sila’y nagtipon; at sa pagnanais sa pagkaing iyon, naglaban-laban sila sa mga landas ng himpapawid.
Skanda (narration to Agastya; “vipra” as respectful address)
Tirtha: Kṛttivāsa-yātrā precinct (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: In the sky above the temple courtyard, flocks of birds converge, wings beating; they clash mid-air over the scent of prasāda below, while attendants and pilgrims look on.
FAQs
Even ordinary impulses (like hunger) become part of a sacred narrative at a tīrtha, setting the stage for purification and transformation.
The Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara festival setting in Kāśī (Caitra yātrā context).
None explicitly; it describes the festival environment with offerings and temple attendants.