Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
कलिस्तानेव बाधेत कालस्तांश्च जिघांसति
kalistāneva bādheta kālastāṃśca jighāṃsati
إن كالي لا يؤذي إلا أولئك الذين هم في غير هذا الموضع، والزمن يسعى إلى قهر أولئك أنفسهم.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context often Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (by contrast)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/seekers
Scene: A boundary scene: beyond Kāśī’s luminous perimeter, Kali and Kāla roam among ordinary towns, binding people with fear; within the glow, calm prevails.
FAQs
The verse contrasts ordinary worldly life—where Kali and Time dominate—with the implied safety of the sacred refuge praised in the surrounding passage.
Implicitly Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), as the surrounding adhyāya centers on Kāśī as the place where such afflictions do not prevail.
None is stated; it is a doctrinal assertion about Kali and Time’s reach.