आनंदकाननं प्राप्य ये निरानंदभूमिकाम् । अन्यां हृदापि वांछंति निरानंदाः सदात्र ते
ānaṃdakānanaṃ prāpya ye nirānaṃdabhūmikām | anyāṃ hṛdāpi vāṃchaṃti nirānaṃdāḥ sadātra te
Mesmo tendo alcançado Ānandakānana (Kāśī, a Floresta da Bem-aventurança), os que no coração ainda desejam algum outro solo sem alegria permanecem, de fato, sempre desprovidos de bem-aventurança aqui.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Ānandakānana (within Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim stands at the edge of Kāśī’s sacred grove (Ānandakānana), yet looks longingly toward distant lands; behind him, luminous Śiva-presence pervades the forest while shadowy ‘joyless’ landscapes beckon in the distance.
True bliss arises from inner alignment with dharma and devotion; even in Kāśī, craving elsewhere keeps one joyless.
Ānandakānana—an epithet for Kāśī/Varanasi, praised as the abode of bliss and liberation.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on inner disposition—non-craving and steadfastness in Kāśī.