Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
शस्त्रास्त्रोद्यतपाणींस्तान्सुरानाधूय सर्वशः । ददर्श कर्तरीयंत्रममृतोपरिसंस्थितम्
śastrāstrodyatapāṇīṃstānsurānādhūya sarvaśaḥ | dadarśa kartarīyaṃtramamṛtoparisaṃsthitam
যাদের হাতে শস্ত্র-অস্ত্র উঁচু ছিল, সেই দেবতাদের চারদিক থেকে ঝাঁকিয়ে সরিয়ে দিয়ে সে অমৃতের উপর স্থাপিত কাঁচির মতো যন্ত্রটি দেখল।
Narrator (Skanda in Kāśī-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Amṛta-kośa (mythic)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Garuḍa shakes off weapon-raised gods and sees above the nectar a terrifying scissor-like contraption—blades poised to cut—glinting over the amṛta vessel.
FAQs
Higher boons are guarded by formidable protections; attainment requires both power and the wisdom to overcome obstacles without being cut down by them.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it remains a celestial episode within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa.
None in this verse.