Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
त्वदागमनजानन्दसंदोहैर्मे दुरारवः । अलं न वक्तुमसकृत्तथाप्येकं वदाम्यहम्
tvadāgamanajānandasaṃdohairme durāravaḥ | alaṃ na vaktumasakṛttathāpyekaṃ vadāmyaham
നിന്റെ വരവിൽ ജനിച്ച ആനന്ദപ്രവാഹം മൂലം എന്റെ ശബ്ദം സ്ഥിരമാകുന്നില്ല. ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും അനന്തമായി പറയാമെങ്കിലും, എങ്കിലും ഒരു വാക്ക് പറയുന്നു.
Vindhya (deduced from later verse: “iti vindhyavacaḥ…”)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / internal interlocutor addressed as arriving revered being
Scene: A devotee, eyes moist and voice trembling, welcomes a revered presence; hands in añjali, body slightly leaning forward, indicating surging joy.
FAQs
The arrival of a holy person (sat-saṅga) is treated as a sacred event that naturally awakens devotion and reverence.
Not a single tirtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative preparation within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered mahātmya.
None; it emphasizes devotional speech and respectful hospitality.