Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
आनयैनं पातयैनं बधानामुंच दुर्दम । घातयैनं सुदुर्वृत्तं मूर्ध्नि तीव्रमयोघनैः
ānayainaṃ pātayainaṃ badhānāmuṃca durdama | ghātayainaṃ sudurvṛttaṃ mūrdhni tīvramayoghanaiḥ
Bring ihn her; wirf ihn nieder; fessle ihn – lass ihn nicht los, o Unbändiger. Schlag diesen durch und durch verdorbenen Mann mit schweren Eisenkeulen auf den Kopf.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A commanding figure issues harsh orders to subordinates: seize the offender, throw him down, bind him tightly, and strike his head with heavy iron maces; the scene is tense, crowded, and violent.
FAQs
Persistent wrongdoing hardens into bondage; the Purāṇa warns that cruelty and depravity culminate in severe karmic results.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework glorifies Kāśī, but this verse specifically depicts punitive consequence rather than tīrtha praise.
None explicitly; the passage is admonitory, motivating repentance, restraint, and dharmic living.