Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
चर्मादिबंधनिर्मुक्ते धावतो मे सुखप्रदे । याभ्यां च संचरे वारि स्थल भूमाविव द्रुतम्
carmādibaṃdhanirmukte dhāvato me sukhaprade | yābhyāṃ ca saṃcare vāri sthala bhūmāviva drutam
«Qu’elles me soient agréables quand je cours, affranchies de lanières de cuir et autres liens ; et qu’avec elles je puisse aller vite même sur un sol couvert d’eau, comme sur la terre sèche.»
Guru-putra (continuing), within Skanda’s narration to Agastya (context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Gaṅgā (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: Tvāṣṭra is asked to craft strapless, comfortable sandals enabling swift running and even movement over water as if on dry ground; a visionary scene shows the wearer skimming across rippling water.
FAQs
Skill used in service becomes meritorious; dharma values competence joined with obedience.
The passage belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting; the verse itself does not name a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a practical request describing the desired qualities of sandals.