Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
यदैकलो न शक्नोषि रंतुं स्वैरचर प्रभो । तदिच्छा तवयोत्पन्ना सेव्या शक्तिरभूत्तव
yadaikalo na śaknoṣi raṃtuṃ svairacara prabho | tadicchā tavayotpannā sevyā śaktirabhūttava
اے آزادانہ سیر کرنے والے پروردگار! جب تو اکیلا لذتِ رَمَن نہ کر سکا، تب تیری ہی اِچھا سے تیری قابلِ عبادت قوّت، تیری شکتی، ظہور میں آئی۔
Pūtātmā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic moment of emergence: from Śiva’s serene presence arises a radiant feminine power (Śakti), depicted as light or as Devī, indicating worship-worthiness; the scene remains metaphysical rather than literal.
FAQs
Śiva’s will manifests as Śakti; divine power and divine consciousness are inseparable in the unfolding of reality.
Kāśī’s Śaiva theology is foregrounded; the city’s Mahātmya often celebrates Śiva together with His Śakti.
Śakti is called “sevyā” (worthy of worship), implying reverence to divine power alongside Śiva, though no fixed rite is detailed.