Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
चर्मादिबंधनिर्मुक्ते धावतो मे सुखप्रदे । याभ्यां च संचरे वारि स्थल भूमाविव द्रुतम्
carmādibaṃdhanirmukte dhāvato me sukhaprade | yābhyāṃ ca saṃcare vāri sthala bhūmāviva drutam
“Biarlah ia menyenangkan ketika aku berlari, bebas daripada tali kulit dan seumpamanya; dan dengannya biarlah aku bergerak pantas di atas tanah berair seolah-olah di atas tanah kering.”
Guru-putra (continuing), within Skanda’s narration to Agastya (context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Gaṅgā (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: Tvāṣṭra is asked to craft strapless, comfortable sandals enabling swift running and even movement over water as if on dry ground; a visionary scene shows the wearer skimming across rippling water.
FAQs
Skill used in service becomes meritorious; dharma values competence joined with obedience.
The passage belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting; the verse itself does not name a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a practical request describing the desired qualities of sandals.