Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
गर्जत्कादंबिनीजालं व्योम्नि वै व्याकुलं यथा । वृथा भवति संप्राप्य मनागनिललोलताम्
garjatkādaṃbinījālaṃ vyomni vai vyākulaṃ yathā | vṛthā bhavati saṃprāpya manāganilalolatām
Wie ein dröhnendes Gewölk von Sturmwolken am Himmel sich zerstreut und ins Nichts vergeht, sobald es auch nur ein leichtes Schwanken des Windes trifft, so erwies sich auch ihre Unruhe als vergeblich.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, commonly Skanda to Agastya)
Listener: Dvija (addressed as ‘O twice-born’)
Scene: A vast canopy of thunderous monsoon clouds roars across the sky, then breaks apart into scattered wisps as a light wind ripples through—symbolizing the sudden futility of tumult.
FAQs
Adharmic intimidation collapses quickly; even a small movement of divine order can disperse great-looking threats.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred landscape in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse is a didactic comparison, not a site-glorification line.
None; it functions as an illustrative teaching within the narrative.