Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
इति श्रुत्वा मुनिर्व्यासः किंचित्कुपितवद्धृदि । जगाम तूर्णं सहितः स्वशिष्यैरयुतोन्मितैः
iti śrutvā munirvyāsaḥ kiṃcitkupitavaddhṛdi | jagāma tūrṇaṃ sahitaḥ svaśiṣyairayutonmitaiḥ
Mendengar demikian, resi Vyāsa—hatinya sedikit terusik seakan-akan murka—segera berangkat dengan pantas, ditemani para muridnya yang tidak terhitung banyaknya.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī (destination)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: Vyāsa strides forward with determined pace, disciples streaming behind like a river of ascetics; dust rises from the path, while in the far distance the Gaṅgā and Kāśī’s spires beckon.
FAQs
When dharma calls, the wise act decisively—spiritual journeys are undertaken with urgency and disciplined companionship.
The verse narrates the departure; the destination and glorified tīrtha is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
No ritual act is specified here; it records the commencement of pilgrimage with disciples.