Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
इति मुदितमनाः स योगिनीनां निकुरंवस्त्वथमंदराद्रिकुंजात् । नभसि लघुकृतप्रयाणवेगो नयनातिथ्यमलंभयत्पुरीं ताम्
iti muditamanāḥ sa yoginīnāṃ nikuraṃvastvathamaṃdarādrikuṃjāt | nabhasi laghukṛtaprayāṇavego nayanātithyamalaṃbhayatpurīṃ tām
Demikian, dengan hati bersukacita, rombongan Yoginī itu berangkat dari rimbunan Mandarādri. Di angkasa mereka meringankan dan mempercepat laju perjalanan, lalu segera memperoleh darśana yang suci atas kota keramat itu, Kāśī—sebagai ‘tetamu bagi mata’.
Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (darśana moment)
Type: kshetra
Scene: From Mandarādri’s leafy groves, a flock-like throng of yoginīs glides through the sky; the holy city of Kāśī appears, pure and radiant, becoming a ‘feast for the eyes’.
FAQs
Kāśī is depicted as intrinsically purifying and vision-blessing; approaching it transforms travel into sacred experience.
Kāśī (the ‘purī’) is glorified as a pure and auspicious sight; Mandarādri is mentioned as the point of departure.
None; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing the merit of reaching and beholding the sacred city.