Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
अद्य श्वो वा परश्वो वाप्यागमिप्यति वै मुनिः । इति चिंतामहाभारैर्गिरिराक्रांतवत्स्थितः
adya śvo vā paraśvo vāpyāgamipyati vai muniḥ | iti ciṃtāmahābhārairgirirākrāṃtavatsthitaḥ
«Hoje, ou amanhã, ou depois de amanhã—certamente o muni virá.» Pensando assim, ficou como se estivesse esmagado por uma montanha, sob o pesado fardo da ansiedade.
Vyāsa (narrative voice; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame assumed; not explicit in verse)
Scene: A figure stands motionless, shoulders bowed, eyes fixed on the path, as if a mountain presses upon him—embodying the heaviness of anxious thought.
FAQs
Attachment and longing can weigh the mind down; steadiness comes from anchoring one’s hope in dharma rather than restless expectation.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; the verse is a psychological/narrative description.