Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
सा समुत्सुकयेत्काशी लोकेश मम मानसम् । प्राकृतस्य जनस्येव चंचलाक्षीव काचन
sā samutsukayetkāśī lokeśa mama mānasam | prākṛtasya janasyeva caṃcalākṣīva kācana
ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃលោកទាំងឡាយ កាសីនោះធ្វើឲ្យចិត្តខ្ញុំក្តៅក្រហាយមិនស្ងប់—ដូចស្ត្រីម្នាក់មានភ្នែករវើរវាយ ដែលរំញ័រចិត្តមនុស្សធម្មតា។
Śiva (Śrīkaṇṭha)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Lord of the worlds (addressed)
Scene: Śiva confesses that Kāśī makes his mind eager and restless, likened to a fickle-eyed woman stirring an ordinary man’s heart.
FAQs
The attraction to Kāśī symbolizes the soul’s pull toward liberation; intense yearning for a sacred kṣetra is framed as spiritually meaningful.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), depicted as captivating even Śiva’s attention in the narrative.
None; the verse conveys bhāva (inner longing) rather than a ritual act.