Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
हंसत्वं तस्य सूर्यस्य तदा सफलतामगात् । सदा नभोध्वनीनस्य काशीं प्रति यियासतः
haṃsatvaṃ tasya sūryasya tadā saphalatāmagāt | sadā nabhodhvanīnasya kāśīṃ prati yiyāsataḥ
அப்போது காசியை நோக்கிச் செல்ல விரும்பி எப்போதும் ஆகாயப் பாதையில் பயணித்த அந்த சூரியனின் ஹம்ச வடிவம் உண்மையிலே பயனளித்தது.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Sūrya’s assumed haṃsa-form proves effective as he continually traverses the sky-lanes, intent on reaching Kāśī.
FAQs
Right means are adopted to fulfill a dharmic end; divine forms and symbols serve the protection of sacred dharma.
Kāśī, the destination that motivates even Sūrya’s transformation and swift travel.
None; it is narrative description of Sūrya’s form and intention.