Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
कांचिद्दिशं समालंब्य निर्वेदं परमं गतः । प्रत्याश्रमं प्रतिनगं प्रत्यब्धि प्रतिकाननम्
kāṃciddiśaṃ samālaṃbya nirvedaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ | pratyāśramaṃ pratinagaṃ pratyabdhi pratikānanam
قاصدًا جهةً ما وقد بلغ أسمى الزهد، مضى من أشرمٍ إلى أشرم، ومن جبلٍ إلى جبل، ومن بحرٍ إلى بحر، ومن غابةٍ إلى غابة.
Skanda
Listener: Agastya (implied)
Scene: A montage-like scene: Damana walking with staff and kamaṇḍalu through successive landscapes—hermitage huts, mountain passes, seashore, dense forest—each vignette connected by a winding path, conveying relentless pilgrimage.
FAQs
Detachment matures through seeking—moving through sacred landscapes becomes a discipline that supports inner transformation.
The verse broadly evokes India’s sacred geography (āśramas, mountains, seas, forests) rather than naming one tīrtha.
No specific rite is stated; the implied sādhana is pilgrimage undertaken in a spirit of nirveda and tapas.