Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
रुद्राख्या धारणवशात्प्रमथैस्तेऽवहेलिताः । वरुणोदरमापीड्य प्रमथोन्यो बलेनहि
rudrākhyā dhāraṇavaśātpramathaiste'vahelitāḥ | varuṇodaramāpīḍya pramathonyo balenahi
Those who bore the name “Rudra” only by assumption were mocked and overpowered by the Pramathas. Another Pramatha, indeed by sheer force, pressed upon Varuṇa’s belly.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: Fierce pramathas jeer at a line of ‘Rudra-named’ beings; Varuṇa, lord of waters, is physically pressed at the abdomen by a powerful pramatha, showing the devas’ helplessness.
FAQs
Titles and ritual status cannot protect one from the consequences of disrespect; true authority rests with dharma and Śiva’s cosmic order.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, framing Śiva’s supremacy over ritual arrogance.
None explicitly; the context warns against conducting sacrifice in a spirit of contempt toward Śiva.