Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
भारं शरीरयष्टेश्च दृढयष्ट्यां समर्प्य च । गर्भागाराद्विनिष्क्रम्याभ्यायांतंरंगमंडपे
bhāraṃ śarīrayaṣṭeśca dṛḍhayaṣṭyāṃ samarpya ca | garbhāgārādviniṣkramyābhyāyāṃtaṃraṃgamaṃḍape
Apoiando o peso de seu corpo frágil num bastão firme, saiu do garbhagṛha e aproximou-se do pavilhão do pátio.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: An aged ascetic leans on a sturdy staff, slowly exiting the dim sanctum into a brighter courtyard pavilion; devotees watch in silence as he approaches the raṅga-maṇḍapa.
FAQs
Even in frailty, the dharmic life continues—moving from inner sanctity to public guidance and dialogue.
A Kāśī shrine setting is implied (sanctum and maṇḍapa), within the broader Kāśī-kṣetra praise.
No explicit prescription; it describes temple-space movement (garbhāgāra to maṇḍapa) during the narrative.