कौपीनमात्र वसनान्स्मरारि ध्यान तत्परान् । कक्षीकृतमहालाबून्हुडुत्कारजितांबुदान्
kaupīnamātra vasanānsmarāri dhyāna tatparān | kakṣīkṛtamahālābūnhuḍutkārajitāṃbudān
त्याने काशीत केवळ कौपीनधारी, स्मरारि शिवाच्या ध्यानात पूर्ण तल्लीन असे तपस्वी पाहिले; काखेला मोठमोठे तुंबे (लाबू) अडकविलेले, आणि त्यांच्या साध्या हुंकार-हाकांनी जणू मेघगर्जनालाही मागे टाकले होते।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (rṣi/sūta frame)
Scene: A Kāśī street/ghāṭa scene with loincloth-clad ascetics absorbed in Śiva-dhyāna, gourds slung at their sides, their sharp calls echoing like thunder under a monsoon sky; Durvāsā (or a pilgrim-seer) observing with wonder.
Kāśī is portrayed as a natural refuge for intense Śiva-meditation and radical simplicity, where renunciation itself becomes a sign of spiritual excellence.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), celebrated as a field of Śiva-bhakti and ascetic discipline.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights sādhana through dhyāna (meditation) and aparigraha-like simplicity.