Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
अद्य श्वो वा परश्वो वाप्यागमिप्यति वै मुनिः । इति चिंतामहाभारैर्गिरिराक्रांतवत्स्थितः
adya śvo vā paraśvo vāpyāgamipyati vai muniḥ | iti ciṃtāmahābhārairgirirākrāṃtavatsthitaḥ
“Hôm nay, ngày mai, hay ngày kia—ắt hẳn vị Muni sẽ đến.” Nghĩ vậy, ông đứng như bị núi đè, bởi gánh nặng lo âu chồng chất.
Vyāsa (narrative voice; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame assumed; not explicit in verse)
Scene: A figure stands motionless, shoulders bowed, eyes fixed on the path, as if a mountain presses upon him—embodying the heaviness of anxious thought.
FAQs
Attachment and longing can weigh the mind down; steadiness comes from anchoring one’s hope in dharma rather than restless expectation.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; the verse is a psychological/narrative description.