Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
इदं वनमनुप्राप्तं सनाथं युष्मदंघ्रिभिः । प्रायोनभिज्ञं सर्वत्र महर्द्ध्युषितमानसम्
idaṃ vanamanuprāptaṃ sanāthaṃ yuṣmadaṃghribhiḥ | prāyonabhijñaṃ sarvatra maharddhyuṣitamānasam
ಈ ಅರಣ್ಯವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿದ ಮೇಲೆ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪಾದಗಳಿಂದ ಇದು ಸನಾಥವೂ ರಕ್ಷಿತವೂ ಆಯಿತು. ನಾನು ಬಹುತೇಕ ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿಷಯಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಅನಭಿಜ್ಞನು; ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಇನ್ನೂ ಮಹಾ ರಾಜಸಂಪತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದೆ।
Dhruva
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: munivara-s (sages)
Scene: Dhruva gestures to the forest-āśrama, declaring it protected by the sages’ feet; his expression mixes humility and lingering royal conditioning.
FAQs
Holy association sanctifies a place, and humility—admitting one’s ignorance—is the doorway to dharma and wisdom.
The broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorifies Kāśī, but this verse highlights the sanctifying power of sages’ presence rather than a named tīrtha.
None explicitly; the implied practice is reverence to sages and seeking instruction.