Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
अथ पंथानमाक्रम्य कियंतमपि स द्विजः । मुहूर्तं पथि विश्रम्याचिंतयत्प्राक्क्व याम्यहम्
atha paṃthānamākramya kiyaṃtamapi sa dvijaḥ | muhūrtaṃ pathi viśramyāciṃtayatprākkva yāmyaham
ထို့နောက် ဒွိဇသည် လမ်းပေါ်သို့ ခြေချကာ အနည်းငယ်အကွာအဝေး လျှောက်လှမ်း하였다။ လမ်းခရီး၌ မုဟူရတ္တစ်ခဏ နားပြီး “ပထမဦးစွာ ငါ ဘယ်ကို သွားရမလဲ” ဟု စဉ်းစား하였다။
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A lone pilgrim on a dusty road rests under a tree or at a small roadside shrine, staff beside him, gazing ahead with a questioning expression as he weighs the first destination.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is guided by discernment; the seeker reflects before choosing the sacred route.
None explicitly in this verse; it introduces the sequence of tīrthas that follow.
No ritual is prescribed; it depicts a contemplative pause (viśrāma) and resolve.