Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
आहूय गृहिणी सोऽथ यक्षः कनककुंडलाम् । उवाच यक्षिणीं श्रेष्ठां पूर्णभद्रो घटोद्भव
āhūya gṛhiṇī so'tha yakṣaḥ kanakakuṃḍalām | uvāca yakṣiṇīṃ śreṣṭhāṃ pūrṇabhadro ghaṭodbhava
پھر اُس یَکش پورن بھدر نے—جو گھڑے سے پیدا ہوا تھا—سونے کے کُندل پہنے اپنی گِرہنی، اس برتر یَکشِنی کو بلایا اور اس سے کہا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A richly adorned Yakṣa (Pūrṇabhadra) with distinctive ornaments summons his Yakṣiṇī wife with golden earrings; intimate palace interior, poised for dialogue.
FAQs
It sets a dharmic narrative context: even supernatural beings are shown bound to household concerns and moral decisions.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s larger frame glorifies Kāśī, but this verse is a character-introduction within the story.
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