Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
इति स्तुवंतस्त्वन्योन्यं जग्मुः सर्वे यथागतम् । विश्वानरं समापृच्छ्य संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहाः
iti stuvaṃtastvanyonyaṃ jagmuḥ sarve yathāgatam | viśvānaraṃ samāpṛcchya saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhāḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ പരസ്പരം സ്തുതിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അവർ എല്ലാവരും വന്നതുപോലെ തന്നെ പുറപ്പെട്ടു. വിശ്വാനരനോട് വിടപറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ അവരുടെ ശരീരം ആനന്ദപുളകിതമായി.
Skanda (narration to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small assembly of pilgrims/sages in Kāśī, hands folded, exchanging praises; they bow to Viśvānara and depart along a ghat-path, bodies shown with subtle goosebumps indicating joy.
FAQs
True praise and sacred association culminate in inner joy (rapture), even as one returns to ordinary life.
The broader context is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself names Viśvānara rather than a specific tīrtha.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it describes taking respectful leave (samāpṛcchā) after a sacred encounter.