Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
तत्कर्मसूत्रैराकृष्टो भिल्लःकार्पटिकप्रियः । तूर्णं तदायुष्यमिव तत्रोपस्थितवान् क्षणात्
tatkarmasūtrairākṛṣṭo bhillaḥkārpaṭikapriyaḥ | tūrṇaṃ tadāyuṣyamiva tatropasthitavān kṣaṇāt
Drawn in by the threads of his own karma, the Bhilla—fond of preying upon mendicants—swiftly appeared there in an instant, as if summoned by his very lifespan.
Narrator (Skanda, deduced, reporting events)
Tirtha: Kāśī/Avimukta (peripheral forest path)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Bhilla bandit, drawn as if by invisible karmic threads, suddenly appears on the path—his predatory intent contrasted with the pilgrims’ vulnerability and the guardian’s readiness.
FAQs
Karma is portrayed as an unseen force that draws beings into consequences and encounters.
No specific tīrtha is named; it remains within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative landscape.
None.