Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
कियत्यपि गते काले पुनरप्याययौ मुनिः । मध्ये लीलावतीनां च ज्ञात्वा कृष्णमवस्थितम्
kiyatyapi gate kāle punarapyāyayau muniḥ | madhye līlāvatīnāṃ ca jñātvā kṛṣṇamavasthitam
کچھ وقت گزرنے کے بعد مُنی پھر آیا؛ اور یہ جان کر کہ شری کرشن کھیلتی ہوئی عورتوں کے درمیان ٹھہرے ہیں، وہ وہیں پہنچ گیا۔
Narrator (context within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: A radiant sage re-enters the sacred city and approaches a private inner court where Kṛṣṇa is seated among playful women; the moment is poised, half-hidden, with attendants and veils suggesting secrecy.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often show sages intervening at decisive moments to steer events toward dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s overarching sacred geography.
None.