Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
त्वद्बलेन महेशान न कोपि स्थैर्यमेष्यति । ममपादतलाघातादेतद्वै क्षोणिमंडलम्
tvadbalena maheśāna na kopi sthairyameṣyati | mamapādatalāghātādetadvai kṣoṇimaṃḍalam
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Same speaker; directly addresses Maheśāna (Śiva) as the source of power
Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee-warrior addresses Maheśāna: ‘By your power none can stand firm’; the earth-sphere trembles as the sole of his foot strikes, implying Śiva’s force coursing through him.
FAQs
All extraordinary strength is attributed to Maheśāna; the devotee’s might is presented as borrowed from the Lord.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, though the verse itself is a praise of Śiva’s empowering force.
None.