Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
यस्य प्रसादात्तिष्ठावः सुखमानंदकानने । परिक्षिप्त मनोवृत्तौ क्व हि चिंतातुरे सुखम्
yasya prasādāttiṣṭhāvaḥ sukhamānaṃdakānane | parikṣipta manovṛttau kva hi ciṃtāture sukham
Pela graça d’Ele, permanecemos felizes na Floresta da Bem-aventurança. Pois, quando os movimentos da mente se dispersam, que alegria pode haver para quem é afligido pela preocupação?
Skanda
Tirtha: Ānandavana (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A tranquil Ānandavana bathed in soft light; divine presence is felt as a gentle aura. Two serene figures abide happily, while in the foreground a restless person with scattered thoughts is contrasted—showing that worry blocks joy even in paradise.
FAQs
Happiness in the sacred realm depends on grace and inner steadiness; anxiety and scattered mental activity obstruct true peace.
Ānandavana in Kāśī, depicted as a place of abiding joy through divine favor.
No external ritual; it points to cultivating mental steadiness and reliance on divine grace.