Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
इत्याज्ञा वीरभद्रस्य प्राप्य ते प्रमथा द्रुतम् । यावद्यांत्यग्रतस्तावदृष्टः कुद्धो गदाधरः
ityājñā vīrabhadrasya prāpya te pramathā drutam | yāvadyāṃtyagratastāvadṛṣṭaḥ kuddho gadādharaḥ
Nachdem sie den Befehl Vīrabhadras empfangen hatten, eilten die Pramathas sogleich davon. Doch als sie voranschritten, erblickten sie voraus Gadādhara, von zorniger Wut entbrannt.
Skanda (narration of events following Vīrabhadra’s order)
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: The pramathas surge forward under Vīrabhadra’s order; ahead stands Gadādhara, wrathful, mace raised—an impending clash framed by smoke from the ruined sacrifice.
FAQs
When dharma is contested, opposing forces arise; the narrative frames conflict as the unfolding of cosmic justice after ritual arrogance.
The passage is within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī framework; this verse itself is event-driven and does not name a particular tirtha.
None; it continues the narrative of the disrupted yajña and the ensuing confrontation.