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
وہ اپنے قدموں سے کہیں اور نہیں جاتا—سوائے بھوتیشور کے صحن کے؛ اور اپنی بصیرت والی نگاہ سے وہ کسی اور صورت کو دیکھنا گوارا نہیں کرتا۔
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.