Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
अतीव निष्कंपहृदं गोविदार्पितचेतसम् । तपोंकुरमिवोद्भिद्य मेदिनीं समुदित्वरम्
atīva niṣkaṃpahṛdaṃ govidārpitacetasam | tapoṃkuramivodbhidya medinīṃ samuditvaram
Mit völlig unbewegtem Herzen und dem Geist Govinda dargebracht, erhob er sich, als spaltete er die Erde — wie ein Spross der Askese, der den Boden durchbricht und emporwächst.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, commonly Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dhruva stands firm, serene and fearless, rising as if breaking through earth like a sprout—symbolizing tapas emerging into visible power—while the protective aura remains around him.
FAQs
When the mind is surrendered to the Divine, tapas becomes creative power—steadiness births spiritual ascent.
The larger Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorifies Kāśī; this verse provides an inner spiritual image rather than a site-description.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the implied discipline is sustained tapas and devotional surrender.