Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
अज्ञात्वा शिवसामर्थ्यं भवताचिरमासितः । भयत्रस्तेन तद्वाक्यश्रवणात्तमुदन्वता
ajñātvā śivasāmarthyaṃ bhavatāciramāsitaḥ | bhayatrastena tadvākyaśravaṇāttamudanvatā
«Ignorant la puissance de Śiva, tu as agi ainsi depuis longtemps.» À ces paroles, l’Océan, saisi de peur, fut ébranlé.
Skanda (deduced; reporting the Rudra-like rebuke and its effect)
Tirtha: Sāgara (ocean) in relation to Kāśī’s divine jurisdiction
Type: kshetra
Scene: The ocean personified shudders; waves rise like gooseflesh across a vast body as the rebuke about Śiva’s might lands like thunder.
FAQs
Recognition of Śiva’s supremacy restores order; ignorance of divine power leads to adharma and fear.
The narrative supports Kāśī’s Śaiva framework; no specific tirtha is named in this verse.
None.