Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
काऽलीकमालयो वक्ति स्निग्धमुग्धेसखीजने । तद्दर्शनेन स्थास्यंति प्राणा यास्यंति चान्यथा
kā'līkamālayo vakti snigdhamugdhesakhījane | taddarśanena sthāsyaṃti prāṇā yāsyaṃti cānyathā
સ્નિગ્ધ અને નિર્દોષ સખીમંડળને માલય બોલ્યો—“આ નિશ્ચયે ખોટું નથી. તેનું દર્શન થશે તો મારા પ્રાણ ટકી રહેશે; નહીંતર વિદાય લેશે.”
Skanda (narrating within Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mālaya speaks reassuringly to the innocent, affectionate friends; the heroine’s fragility is palpable—life hangs on the promise of seeing him again.
FAQs
Darśana is presented as life-giving; symbolically, vision of the beloved/divine sustains the prāṇas and restores inner stability.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred frame of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where darśana and devotion are heightened themes.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes darśana as a transformative act.