कर्त्रीं कर्परहस्ताग्रां स्फुरत्पिंगोग्रतारकाम् । गर्जयंतीं महावेगां भैरवस्यापिभीषणाम्
kartrīṃ karparahastāgrāṃ sphuratpiṃgogratārakām | garjayaṃtīṃ mahāvegāṃ bhairavasyāpibhīṣaṇām
Portaba un cuchillo de carnicero, y en la misma punta de su mano había un cráneo; sus ojos leonados y fulgurantes eran feroces. Rugiendo con ímpetu inmenso, era aterradora incluso para Bhairava.
Skanda (to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame assumed; not explicit)
Scene: A fierce female/śakti figure holds a cleaver; a skull is prominent at her hand; tawny blazing eyes; she roars with great force, so dreadful that even Bhairava is said to be terrified.
The Purāṇa dramatizes sin’s terror to highlight the superior refuge of Śiva’s domain and discipline.
Kāśī is the narrative setting toward which the episode is moving, framing its unique protective power.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse continues the iconographic description.