Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
तच्चारुलोचनक्षेत्रे विचरंतौ च खंजनौ । सदैव शारदीं प्रीतिं निर्विशेते निजेच्छया
taccārulocanakṣetre vicaraṃtau ca khaṃjanau | sadaiva śāradīṃ prītiṃ nirviśete nijecchayā
तिच्या सुंदर नेत्ररूपी क्षेत्रात विहार करणारे दोन खंजन पक्षी सदैव आपल्या इच्छेने शरद ऋतूतील आनंदाचा उपभोग घेतात.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame audience)
Scene: Her eyes are imagined as a ‘field’ where two wagtails (khañjana) wander, repeatedly entering an ‘autumnal delight’—cool, clear, bright śarad ambience reflected in the gaze.
FAQs
Aesthetic description (rasa) is used as a narrative device in Purāṇas to sustain attention and convey the grandeur of the sacred setting.
Kāśī indirectly; the verse is embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred geography and storytelling.
None.