Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
शिवशर्मोवाच । तिष्ठन्नेकेन पादेन कोयं भ्रमति सत्तमौ । अनेकरशनाव्यग्र हस्ताग्रो व्यग्रलोचनः
śivaśarmovāca | tiṣṭhannekena pādena koyaṃ bhramati sattamau | anekaraśanāvyagra hastāgro vyagralocanaḥ
شیوشَرما نے کہا: “اے نیکوں میں برتر! یہ کون ہے جو ایک پاؤں پر کھڑا ہو کر ادھر اُدھر گھومتا ہے؟ اس کی بہت سی رسیاں/پٹکے ہل رہے ہیں، ہاتھ آگے بڑھے ہیں، اور آنکھیں بےقرار ہیں۔”
Śivaśarman
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed to ‘sattamau’ (best among the virtuous) within the scene
Scene: Śivaśarman, astonished, points toward a strange figure: standing on one foot, moving as if in a ritualized dance or tapas, cords/belts fluttering, hands thrust forward, eyes restless—an uncanny, energetic presence.
FAQs
True dharma awakens inquiry: the saintly are drawn to recognize extraordinary signs of tapas, destiny, or divine mission.
The chapter belongs to Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s frame, but this verse itself is a dialogue moment and does not name a specific tīrtha.
None; it is a descriptive question initiating the narration.