Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
मयूखा एव खे दृष्टा न च दृष्टं कलेवरम् । मयूखादित्य इत्याख्या ततस्ते दितिनंदन
mayūkhā eva khe dṛṣṭā na ca dṛṣṭaṃ kalevaram | mayūkhāditya ityākhyā tataste ditinaṃdana
آسمان میں صرف کرنیں دکھائی دیں، کوئی جسمانی صورت نظر نہ آئی۔ اسی لیے، اے دِتی کے فرزند، ‘میوخادتیہ’ نام مشہور ہوا۔
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Mayūkhāditya
Type: temple
Listener: Diti-nandana
Scene: In the sky, only radiant rays appear—no visible body—while observers name the manifestation Mayūkhāditya; the scene centers on dazzling sunlight breaking through clouds over Kāśī.
FAQs
Divine presence may be apprehended through its effulgence and signs; naming preserves sacred memory and directs devotion.
Within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame, Mayūkhāditya is connected to Kāśī’s sacred landscape and solar devotion.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse explains the deity-name Mayūkhāditya through narrative etymology.