Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
अद्य श्वो वा परश्वो वाप्यागमिप्यति वै मुनिः । इति चिंतामहाभारैर्गिरिराक्रांतवत्स्थितः
adya śvo vā paraśvo vāpyāgamipyati vai muniḥ | iti ciṃtāmahābhārairgirirākrāṃtavatsthitaḥ
«Aujourd’hui, ou demain, ou après-demain—assurément le muni viendra.» Ainsi pensant, il demeura comme écrasé sous une montagne, accablé par le lourd fardeau de l’inquiétude.
Vyāsa (narrative voice; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame assumed; not explicit in verse)
Scene: A figure stands motionless, shoulders bowed, eyes fixed on the path, as if a mountain presses upon him—embodying the heaviness of anxious thought.
FAQs
Attachment and longing can weigh the mind down; steadiness comes from anchoring one’s hope in dharma rather than restless expectation.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; the verse is a psychological/narrative description.