ब्रह्मांडमप्यकांडेन तद्भयेन समाकुलम् । दृष्ट्वा भगवती क्रुद्धा त्रिशूलेन जघान तम्
brahmāṃḍamapyakāṃḍena tadbhayena samākulam | dṛṣṭvā bhagavatī kruddhā triśūlena jaghāna tam
Al ver que incluso el huevo cósmico, el universo entero, quedaba de improviso turbado por el temor que él inspiraba, la Bienaventurada Diosa, airada, lo hirió con su tridente.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The universe itself trembles; Devī’s face hardens with righteous fury; she drives the trident into the colossal buffalo-asura, arresting the chaos in a single decisive blow.
When cosmic order is threatened, the Goddess acts as the guardian of dharma, restoring stability through decisive power.
Kāśī’s māhātmya is reinforced indirectly: its divine protectors are portrayed as sustaining not only the city but cosmic order.
None; it is a climactic action in the battle narrative.