Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
भवतः परितापहेतवो न भवंतींदु दिवाकराग्नयः । नयनानियतस्त्रिनेत्र तेऽमी प्रणयिन्यस्तिलसज्जला च मौलौ
bhavataḥ paritāpahetavo na bhavaṃtīṃdu divākarāgnayaḥ | nayanāniyatastrinetra te'mī praṇayinyastilasajjalā ca maulau
“تیرے لیے چاند، سورج اور آگ جلتی ہوئی اذیت کا سبب نہیں بنتے۔ اے تری نَیتر! تیری آنکھیں کسی قید و بند کی پابند نہیں؛ اور تیرے سر کے تاج پر رات کے تل کے تیل جیسی سیاہی بھی اور ٹھنڈی کرپا کے روشن آب بھی محبوب زیور کی طرح جلوہ گر رہتے ہیں۔”
Pārvatī
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva
Scene: Pārvatī praises Śiva’s three eyes and the moon on his crest; sun and fire appear as subdued attendants, unable to cause him torment; the scene glows with paradox—cool moonlight and inner fire coexisting harmoniously.
FAQs
Śiva transcends the forces that burn ordinary beings; his ‘heat’ and ‘coolness’ are cosmic principles under his mastery, pointing to his supreme, non-limited nature.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Kāśī-centered episode by emphasizing Śiva’s transcendence, making his longing for Kāśī even more meaningful.
None; the verse is symbolic praise (stuti) using cosmic imagery.