Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
चित्रं पुत्र त्वरयति यातुं मे मानसांडजः । सुधाधाराधर इव बहिश्चिरयति त्वयि
citraṃ putra tvarayati yātuṃ me mānasāṃḍajaḥ | sudhādhārādhara iva bahiścirayati tvayi
Étrange, mon fils : l’oiseau né de mon esprit se hâte de s’envoler ; et pourtant, tel un nuage portant des flots d’amrita, il s’attarde au dehors à cause de toi.
Sunīti (contextual attribution), within Skanda’s narration to Agastya (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis
Scene: A poetic visualization: above the departing boy, a translucent bird formed of thought flutters forward, while a luminous nectar-bearing cloud hovers, reluctant to move away—symbolizing the mother’s mind lingering with the son.
FAQs
The verse portrays inner conflict: the spirit urges renunciation, yet love and duty create delay—showing how devotion matures through struggle.
No single tīrtha is specified in this verse; it belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative setting.
None; the focus is emotional and moral, not ritual instruction.