Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
इत्युदीरितमाकर्ण्य रवेर्वैरविलोचनः । प्रोवाच देवदेवेशो नापराध्यसि भास्कर
ityudīritamākarṇya ravervairavilocanaḥ | provāca devadeveśo nāparādhyasi bhāskara
فلما سمع الربُّ، ذو العيون المهيبة على الأعداء، كلامَ رافي قال: «يا بهاسكارا، لم ترتكب ذنباً».
Narrator (introducing Śiva’s reply)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/saṃvāda audience
Scene: Śiva, fierce-eyed to enemies yet gentle to devotees, speaks to Ravi; Ravi’s posture shifts from anxious to relieved, his radiance steadying as the absolution is pronounced.
FAQs
Śiva is both just and compassionate—he clarifies blame and removes fear when one acts under divine order.
Kāśī’s narrative frame continues, highlighting Śiva’s living governance in the sacred city.
None; this is a doctrinal reassurance within a dialogue.