Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
सुगंधेन सुशीतेन सुमदेन सुवायुना । क्षणं संवीजितो राजा पल्लवव्यजनैः कुजैः
sugaṃdhena suśītena sumadena suvāyunā | kṣaṇaṃ saṃvījito rājā pallavavyajanaiḥ kujaiḥ
خوشبو دار، ٹھنڈی اور دل کو سرشار کرنے والی ہوا سے بادشاہ کچھ دیر یوں جھلایا گیا، گویا درختوں نے کونپلوں کے پنکھے بنا کر اسے ہوا دی ہو۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Ānandakānana
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Perfumed, cool wind moves through leafy branches; trees bend as if waving leaf-fans toward the king, who pauses and is gently comforted.
FAQs
The sacred realm is depicted as actively welcoming the pilgrim, offering solace that hints at divine presence.
Ānandakānana of Kāśī.
None; the verse poetically conveys the sanctity of place through its life-giving atmosphere.