Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
अतंद्रितमना आसीत्सा तल्लिंग निरीक्षणे । अक्ष्णोर्निमेषा यावंतस्तस्या आसन्दिवानिशम्
ataṃdritamanā āsītsā talliṃga nirīkṣaṇe | akṣṇornimeṣā yāvaṃtastasyā āsandivāniśam
Fikirannya tidak pernah letih ketika memandang liṅga itu. Kelipan matanya—walau sedikit mana pun—berlaku siang dan malam hanya sekadar yang paling minimum, kerana dia tidak mahu berpaling.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī (liṅga-darśana context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sādhvī stands or sits before a radiant liṅga in Kāśī, eyes fixed with near-unblinking devotion; lamp-flames steady, garlands nearby, the atmosphere hushed and luminous.
FAQs
Single-pointed attention (ekāgratā) toward Śiva’s liṅga is praised as an ideal of devotion.
Kāśī is the implied sacred location; the verse exalts liṅga-darśana as a Kāśī-centered merit-bearing act.
Continuous liṅga-nirīkṣaṇa (steadfast darśana/gazing upon the liṅga) as a devotional discipline.