Skanda Purana 4.101.35
Skandapurāṇa 4.101.35
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4.101.35
33 jñānavāpīnāmakatīrthotpattivarṇanapūrvakatannāmamāhātmyavarṇanam, kāśīnivāsiharisvāmikanyāyā jñānavāpīṃ sevamānāyāstadrūpamohitavidyādhareṇāharaṇam, malaya-parvate vidyādhareṇa sākaṃ rākṣasasya yuddhavarṇanam, yuddhe rākṣasavidyādharayoḥ parasparaprahāreṇaiva maraṇāddharisvāmikanyāyā vidyādharaṃ prati manyamānāyā dehaparityāgakathanam, ubhayo rājadehamāsādya tatra citrapaṭīvilokanānantaraṃ vivāhaḥ ... 125 2
33. Description of the origin of the sacred ford named Jñānavāpī, preceded by the description of the greatness of its name; Harisvāmin’s daughter, a resident of Kāśī, who serves the Jñānavāpī, is abducted by a vidyādhara infatuated with her beauty; description of the battle of the rākṣasa with the vidyādhara on Mount Malaya; in the battle, both the rākṣasa and the vidyādhara die from striking each other, whereupon Harisvāmin’s daughter, longing for the vidyādhara, casts off her body; both assume royal bodies, and after viewing a painted scroll, their marriage [takes place]. 125 2
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