Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य वीरभद्रस्य चोर्जितम् । जिज्ञासुस्तद्बलं विष्णुर्वीरभद्रमुवाच ह
ityākarṇya vacastasya vīrabhadrasya corjitam | jijñāsustadbalaṃ viṣṇurvīrabhadramuvāca ha
Als Viṣṇu die kraftvollen Worte Vīrabhadras vernahm, wandte er sich — begierig, seine Stärke zu ermessen — an Vīrabhadra.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the Purāṇic frame
Scene: Viṣṇu listens to Vīrabhadra’s forceful speech; a tense stillness follows as Viṣṇu prepares to speak, eyes intent, posture composed, battlefield energy held in suspension.
FAQs
Even among divine beings, strength is assessed with discernment; power should be measured before action.
The verse is within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered corpus, but it does not name a specific tīrtha.
None; it is a narrative transition into Viṣṇu’s reply.