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Devas seeking refuge of sage Agastya in Kashi
Kashi: Devas seeking refuge of sage Agastya:(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 2 to 4)
• Meditation: I meditate on Kashi which bestows liberation.• Vindhya mountain rising: To compete with Meru mountain, Vindhya mountain asserted his power and started rising till he blocked the path of the Sun (which circumambulates mount Meru).
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 1 to 2)
• Universe becoming agitated: When the path of the Sun got blocked by the Vindhya mountain, the Sun could not rise. Then all the Yagnas got stopped. The universe became agitated.
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 2)
• Devas seeking refuge of Lord Brahma: The devas sought refuge of Lord Brahma.
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 2)
• Lord Brahma telling devas to seek the refuge of sage Agastya: Lord Brahma told the devas to seek the refuge of sage Agastya who was residing in Kashi.
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 2)
• Devas going to Kashi: The devas went to Kashi and performed religious activities for five nights before proceeding to the place of sage Agastya.
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 3)
• Devas meeting sage Agastya in Kashi: The devas went to the hermitage of sage Agastya at Kashi. They saw a Linga installed by the sage and a Kunda (sacred pit) in front of it. The devas met sage Agastya and sought his help. Sage Agastya agreed to help them.
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 4)
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