Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
मनसातीवलोलोऽभूत्काशीदर्शनलालसः । सहस्रचरणोप्यैच्छत्तदा खे नैकपादताम्
manasātīvalolo'bhūtkāśīdarśanalālasaḥ | sahasracaraṇopyaicchattadā khe naikapādatām
Ávido por contemplar Kāśī, tornou-se extremamente inquieto na mente; embora possuísse mil pés, então desejou, no céu, a condição de ter apenas um pé, para ir mais depressa.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Sūrya, burning with eagerness to see Kāśī, becomes mentally restless and seeks a swifter mode—symbolically desiring ‘one-footedness’ in the sky to go faster.
FAQs
Yearning for darśana of a sacred place is itself portrayed as a powerful devotional impulse that hastens one toward dharma.
Kāśī, whose very sight (darśana) is presented as so desirable that even Sūrya hastens toward it.
None; the verse highlights bhāva (inner longing) for Kāśī-darśana rather than an external rite.