Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
स्कंद उवाच । अथ तद्योगिनीवृंदं दूराद्दृष्टिं प्रसार्य च । स्वनेत्रदैर्घ्यनिर्माणं प्रशशंस फलान्वितम्
skaṃda uvāca | atha tadyoginīvṛṃdaṃ dūrāddṛṣṭiṃ prasārya ca | svanetradairghyanirmāṇaṃ praśaśaṃsa phalānvitam
Skanda dit : Alors cette troupe de Yoginīs, portant leur regard au loin, loua l’accomplissement fécond qui étend la portée de leur propre vision.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (as the far-seen goal)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Skanda narrates as the yoginīs stretch their gaze far ahead, marveling at the fruitful ‘lengthening’ of their sight—anticipating Kāśī’s vision.
FAQs
Even the act of seeking Kāśī—straining to behold it—becomes ‘fruitful,’ underscoring darśana as a form of merit.
Kāśī is the implied object of far-seeing anticipation within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; the verse highlights an experiential devotion—eagerly beholding the sacred realm.