Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
तच्चारुलोचनक्षेत्रे विचरंतौ च खंजनौ । सदैव शारदीं प्रीतिं निर्विशेते निजेच्छया
taccārulocanakṣetre vicaraṃtau ca khaṃjanau | sadaiva śāradīṃ prītiṃ nirviśete nijecchayā
उसके सुंदर नेत्र रूपी क्षेत्र में विचरण करते हुए दो खंजन पक्षी सदैव अपनी इच्छा से शरद ऋतु के आनंद का अनुभव करते हैं।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame audience)
Scene: Her eyes are imagined as a ‘field’ where two wagtails (khañjana) wander, repeatedly entering an ‘autumnal delight’—cool, clear, bright śarad ambience reflected in the gaze.
FAQs
Aesthetic description (rasa) is used as a narrative device in Purāṇas to sustain attention and convey the grandeur of the sacred setting.
Kāśī indirectly; the verse is embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred geography and storytelling.
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