Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
प्रागानंदवने तत्र शिवयो रममाणयोः । इच्छेत्यभूत्कलशज सृज्यः कोप्यपरः किल
prāgānaṃdavane tatra śivayo ramamāṇayoḥ | icchetyabhūtkalaśaja sṛjyaḥ kopyaparaḥ kila
Thuở xưa tại Ānandavana, khi Śiva và Śakti đang hoan hỷ vui vầy nơi ấy, hỡi Kalaśaja (Agastya), chỉ một ý niệm khởi lên rằng: “hãy sinh thành thêm một điều khác nữa.”
Skanda
Tirtha: Ānandavana (within Avimukta/Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Kalaśaja)
Scene: In the luminous grove of Ānandavana, Śiva and Śakti sit in intimate delight; from their serene play arises a subtle ripple of intention, hinting at a new manifestation to be brought forth, while sages and celestial beings sense the shift in the sacred air.
FAQs
Sacred tīrthas arise from the divine will within Kāśī; the geography is presented as a manifestation of Śiva-Śakti’s līlā.
Ānandavana in Kāśī, as the setting for the emergence of the Maṇikarṇikā narrative.
None; it is a mythic prelude describing the divine intention behind sacred manifestation.