Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 150
क्रूरदृग्वीक्षते यावत्पुनःपुनरिदं वदन् । तावत्पुस्फोट तन्नेत्रं वामं वामा विलोकनात
krūradṛgvīkṣate yāvatpunaḥpunaridaṃ vadan | tāvatpusphoṭa tannetraṃ vāmaṃ vāmā vilokanāta
Tant qu’il fixait d’un regard cruel, répétant sans cesse ces paroles, son œil gauche éclata, sous l’effet du regard tourné à gauche de la Dame.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A man glares harshly, mouth mid-utterance, while the Devī turns a leftward glance; a sudden supernatural rupture—his left eye bursts—onlookers recoil in shock.
FAQs
Malice and cruel intent recoil upon the doer; divine power (Śakti) upholds moral order through swift consequence.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse functions as a moral-narrative moment within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; it describes a narrative consequence tied to divine intervention.