Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
इत्यादि श्लोकसंघातं स्वप्रतिज्ञा प्रबोधकम् । यावत्पठति स व्यासः सव्यमुत्क्षिप्य वै भुजम्
ityādi ślokasaṃghātaṃ svapratijñā prabodhakam | yāvatpaṭhati sa vyāsaḥ savyamutkṣipya vai bhujam
தமது உறுதியை விழிப்பூட்டும் இத்தகைய ஸ்லோகக் கூட்டங்களை ஓதிக்கொண்டே, வ்யாசர் இடக்கையை உயர்த்தி தொடர்ந்து வாசித்தார்।
Narrator (Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Skanda addressing Agastya in Kāśī Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: Vyāsa continues reciting clusters of verses that strengthen his vow, lifting his left arm; the scene conveys momentum and steadfastness before an impending divine intervention.
FAQs
Words and vows gain spiritual force when aligned with true devotion; the narrative signals a decisive moment before divine correction.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred landscape, though no individual tīrtha is named in this line.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it describes pāṭha (recitation) connected with personal resolve.