Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
विहाय मध्येऽरण्यानि तं ययौ च स्वपक्कणम् । द्वित्राण्यहानि संभ्रम्य स कार्पटिकसत्तमः
vihāya madhye'raṇyāni taṃ yayau ca svapakkaṇam | dvitrāṇyahāni saṃbhramya sa kārpaṭikasattamaḥ
അരണ്യങ്ങളെ വിട്ട് അവൻ തന്റെ വാസസ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് പോയി. രണ്ട് മൂന്ന് ദിവസം കലക്കത്തോടെ അലഞ്ഞുതിരിഞ്ഞ ശേഷം, ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ കാർപടികൻ…
Narrative voice (Skanda relating to Agastya)
Listener: Ṛṣis / addressed to 'muni'
Scene: The mendicant exits the forest edge toward a small hut/settlement; his face shows agitation easing into weary calm; two or three day-night cycles suggested by changing sky bands.
FAQs
Restlessness follows confusion; the pilgrim’s path requires steadiness and right orientation.
No single site is named in this line; the broader text glorifies Kāśī as the sacred goal.
None.