Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
क्षणदासु प्रसुप्तोपि क्व यासीति वदन्मुहुः । क्षणं त्र्यक्ष प्रतीक्षस्व बुध्यतीति स बालकः
kṣaṇadāsu prasuptopi kva yāsīti vadanmuhuḥ | kṣaṇaṃ tryakṣa pratīkṣasva budhyatīti sa bālakaḥ
Même endormi dans la nuit, il répète sans cesse : «Où vas-Tu ? Ô Tryakṣa, attends un instant !»—et ainsi l’enfant s’éveille (uniquement vers Śiva).
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (unspecified)
Scene: Night in Kāśī: a childlike devotee asleep on a simple cot; in dream-vision he reaches out, calling to Tryakṣa to wait, while a gentle Śiva presence stands nearby, compassionate and luminous.
FAQs
When love of Śiva matures, remembrance persists beyond waking life—even into sleep.
Kāśī is the implied holy realm where such unwavering Tryakṣa-bhakti is celebrated.
No formal rite; it describes the fruit of practice—spontaneous, continuous smaraṇa of Śiva.