Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
अद्यैतान्विवशान्हत्वा सह देवैः सवासवैः । भार्गवं मोचयिष्यामि जीवं योगीव कर्मतः
adyaitānvivaśānhatvā saha devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ | bhārgavaṃ mocayiṣyāmi jīvaṃ yogīva karmataḥ
আজ আমি এই অসহায়দের—ইন্দ্রসহ দেবগণের সঙ্গেও—বধ করে, যোগীর ন্যায় কর্মশক্তিতে জীবিত অবস্থায়ই ভার্গবকে মুক্ত করব।
Andhaka
Scene: A fierce speaker proclaims a vow to slay even the Devas with Indra, and to ‘free Bhārgava alive’ by an extraordinary deed likened to a yogin’s feat; the atmosphere is charged with hubris and impending battle.
FAQs
Boastful power that disregards righteousness imitates yoga only in words; true yogic mastery aligns with dharma, not violence.
No tīrtha is directly mentioned here; the larger Kāśī-khaṇḍa upholds Kāśī as the sphere where divine protection prevails.
None.