Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
बलं तस्याखिलैर्ज्ञातं श्वेतं पाशयतः पुरा । धनदस्त्र्यंबकसखस्तच्चक्षुश्चाशुशुक्षणिः
balaṃ tasyākhilairjñātaṃ śvetaṃ pāśayataḥ purā | dhanadastryaṃbakasakhastaccakṣuścāśuśukṣaṇiḥ
তার শক্তি সকলেরই পূর্বে জানা হয়েছিল, যখন তিনি শ্বেতকে পাশে আবদ্ধ অবস্থায় দেখেছিলেন। সেখানে ত্র্যম্বকের সখা ধনদ (কুবের) ছিলেন, আর আশুশুক্ষণিও যেন তাঁর চোখেরই সাক্ষী।
Dadhīci
Listener: Ṛṣi audience / interlocutor
Scene: A dramatic flashback tableau: Śveta is seen bound by a noose (pāśa), while powerful divine witnesses observe—Dhanada (Kubera), friend of Tryambaka, and another figure Āśuśukṣaṇi; the central ‘seer’ figure’s eyes are emphasized as swift, blazing witnesses.
FAQs
Purāṇic remembrance of witnessed events establishes authority: dharma’s power is verified through sacred history and divine witnesses.
Kāśī’s sacred narrative space, where dharmic authority and Śaiva presence are affirmed through remembered episodes.
None explicitly; the verse functions as testimonial narrative (itihāsa-style validation) within the māhātmya.