Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
अखंडमाखंडलवत्कोदंडकलयन्रणे । पलायमानैरालोकिशत्रुसैन्यबलाहकैः
akhaṃḍamākhaṃḍalavatkodaṃḍakalayanraṇe | palāyamānairālokiśatrusainyabalāhakaiḥ
অখণ্ড ও ইন্দ্রসম অপ্রতিরোধ্য হয়ে তিনি রণে কোদণ্ড নাড়ালেন; আর পলায়মান শত্রুসেনার মেঘসম দল চারদিকে ছত্রভঙ্গ হয়ে যেতে দেখা গেল।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A heroic king stands firm in battle, bow raised; enemy ranks scatter like dark monsoon clouds torn by wind; the hero’s aura evokes Indra’s unbroken might.
FAQs
When power is aligned with dharma, it becomes protective strength—capable of dispersing oppression without inner fracture.
The verse serves the Kāśī-māhātmya narrative by portraying the protector-king associated with Vārāṇasī; the tirtha is contextual rather than explicit.
None; it is a martial description supporting the narrative.