Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
तपोयानमिवारुह्य निमेषार्धेन वै मुनिः । अग्रे ददर्श तं विंध्यं रुद्धांबरमथोन्नतम्
tapoyānamivāruhya nimeṣārdhena vai muniḥ | agre dadarśa taṃ viṃdhyaṃ ruddhāṃbaramathonnatam
仿佛登上由苦行之力所成的战车，那圣者在半个眨眼间便见到前方的温提耶山——高耸挺立，宛若遮断苍穹。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Vindhya
Type: peak
Listener: Sages (frame implied)
Scene: Agastya appears as if riding an invisible chariot made of austerity—dustless, radiant—arriving in an instant before the towering Vindhya whose peak seems to press against the heavens, clouds caught on its crest.
FAQs
Tapas is portrayed as a spiritual power that overcomes distance and obstacles.
The Vindhya region is highlighted as a major landmark in the sacred-geographical narrative leading toward Kāśī’s larger glorification.
None; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing the potency of austerity.