Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
बलं तस्याखिलैर्ज्ञातं श्वेतं पाशयतः पुरा । धनदस्त्र्यंबकसखस्तच्चक्षुश्चाशुशुक्षणिः
balaṃ tasyākhilairjñātaṃ śvetaṃ pāśayataḥ purā | dhanadastryaṃbakasakhastaccakṣuścāśuśukṣaṇiḥ
His power was long ago known to all, when he beheld Śveta bound by the noose. There stood Dhanada—friend of Tryambaka—and Āśuśukṣaṇi as well, as though his very eyes, witnessing all.
Dadhīci
Listener: Ṛṣi audience / interlocutor
Scene: A dramatic flashback tableau: Śveta is seen bound by a noose (pāśa), while powerful divine witnesses observe—Dhanada (Kubera), friend of Tryambaka, and another figure Āśuśukṣaṇi; the central ‘seer’ figure’s eyes are emphasized as swift, blazing witnesses.
FAQs
Purāṇic remembrance of witnessed events establishes authority: dharma’s power is verified through sacred history and divine witnesses.
Kāśī’s sacred narrative space, where dharmic authority and Śaiva presence are affirmed through remembered episodes.
None explicitly; the verse functions as testimonial narrative (itihāsa-style validation) within the māhātmya.