Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
पद्भ्यां न पद्यते चान्यदृते भूतेश्वराजिरात् । द्रष्टुं रूपांतरं तस्य वीक्षणेन विचक्षणे
padbhyāṃ na padyate cānyadṛte bhūteśvarājirāt | draṣṭuṃ rūpāṃtaraṃ tasya vīkṣaṇena vicakṣaṇe
அவன் தன் கால்களால் வேறு எங்கும் செல்லான்—பூதேஸ்வரனின் முற்றம் தவிர; மேலும் அவனுடைய விவேகமான பார்வை வேறு எந்த வடிவத்தையும் காணத் தாங்காது.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bhūteśvara (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A determined pilgrim walks past worldly attractions and turns only into Bhūteśvara’s courtyard; his gaze refuses other forms, fixing on the liṅga and the temple threshold.
FAQs
A perfected devotee’s movement and attention become anchored in Śiva alone.
Bhūteśvara in Kāśī—presented as the devotee’s sole chosen precinct.
Pilgrimage-like discipline is implied: going to Śiva’s precinct for darśana, avoiding aimless wandering.