Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
कुतोऽयं धूमसंभारो ज्वालावल्यः कुतस्त्वमूः । को वा मृत्युंजयं रुद्रं नो विद्यान्मदमोहितः
kuto'yaṃ dhūmasaṃbhāro jvālāvalyaḥ kutastvamūḥ | ko vā mṛtyuṃjayaṃ rudraṃ no vidyānmadamohitaḥ
«من أين جاء هذا الحشد من الدخان، ومن أين جاءت هذه الأكاليل من اللهيب؟ ومن ذا الذي، مخمورًا بالكِبر والوهم، لا يعرف رودرا، قاهرَ الموت؟»
Skanda (narrative voice; rhetorical theological assertion)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sky thick with smoke and looping flame-garlands; figures look upward in startled recognition as the presence of Mṛtyuñjaya-Rudra is implied behind the omens.
FAQs
Pride veils spiritual perception; true wisdom recognizes Śiva as Mṛtyuñjaya, the Lord beyond death.
Within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the teaching supports Kāśī’s fame as the city where Śiva’s death-conquering grace is especially manifest.
None explicitly; the verse points to devotion and right recognition of Rudra.