Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110
चामरासक्तहस्ताभिर्दिव्यस्त्रीभिश्च वीज्यते । यदा मत्स्योदरीं यांति स्वर्गलोकाद्दिवौकसः । तदा तेनैव मार्गेण यांति स्त्रीभिर्वृताः सुखम्
cāmarāsaktahastābhirdivyastrībhiśca vījyate | yadā matsyodarīṃ yāṃti svargalokāddivaukasaḥ | tadā tenaiva mārgeṇa yāṃti strībhirvṛtāḥ sukham
وہ آسمانی عورتوں کے ہاتھوں میں چَوریاں (چامَر) لیے پنکھا کیا جاتا ہے۔ جب سُورگ لوک کے دیو باشندے سُورگ سے متسیودری کی طرف جاتے ہیں تو اسی راستے سے عورتوں کے گھیرے میں خوشی کے ساتھ گزرتے ہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Matsyodarī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant aerial pathway: devas move from Svarga toward Matsyodarī, surrounded by apsaras; fly-whisks (cāmara) wave rhythmically; the scene blends sky-palaces with a glimpse of Kāśī below.
FAQs
Punya gained through sacred association is depicted as yielding honored passage and joy, illustrating how dharma ripens into auspicious post-mortem experience.
Matsyodarī is referenced as a significant destination along a heavenly route described in the Kāśī narrative.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse describes the experiential fruit (phala) and divine honors associated with merit.