Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
रोमांचिता यच्छ्रवणात्कातरा अप्यकातराः । ततो देवा भयत्रस्ताश्चकंपे च वसुंधरा
romāṃcitā yacchravaṇātkātarā apyakātarāḥ | tato devā bhayatrastāścakaṃpe ca vasuṃdharā
At the mere hearing of it, even the fearless were struck with trembling awe and horripilation. Then the gods were terrified, and the very earth shook.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sound alone causes horripilation; gods recoil in fear; the earth itself quakes—an image of universal nervousness and shaken stability.
FAQs
When cosmic order is threatened, even the brave experience awe; the universe itself responds, underscoring dharma’s cosmic significance.
The passage sits within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative frame, though the verse itself describes cosmic reaction rather than a named site.
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