Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
सांतःपुरं समानीय क्षिप्नुमस्त्वत्पदाग्रतः । भूर्भुवःस्वरिदं सर्वं त्वदाज्ञावशवर्तितम्
sāṃtaḥpuraṃ samānīya kṣipnumastvatpadāgrataḥ | bhūrbhuvaḥsvaridaṃ sarvaṃ tvadājñāvaśavartitam
Bringen wir sie samt ihren Dienerinnen und dem inneren Gefolge herbei, so werden wir sie schnell vor deine Füße stellen. Dieses ganze Reich—Erde, Zwischenraum und Himmel—steht unter der Gewalt deines Befehls.
Daityas (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The speaker vows to bring the woman with her inner retinue swiftly and place her at the king’s feet; the speech expands into a proclamation that all three worlds obey the king’s command.
FAQs
The verse illustrates how worldly regimes claim total control, yet Purāṇic storytelling often reveals a higher sovereignty beyond such commands.
Not explicit; the focus is on dominion over the three worlds within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative.
None.