कर्त्रीं कर्परहस्ताग्रां स्फुरत्पिंगोग्रतारकाम् । गर्जयंतीं महावेगां भैरवस्यापिभीषणाम्
kartrīṃ karparahastāgrāṃ sphuratpiṃgogratārakām | garjayaṃtīṃ mahāvegāṃ bhairavasyāpibhīṣaṇām
Elle portait un couperet, et tout au bout de sa main se trouvait un crâne ; ses yeux fauves, flamboyants, étaient farouches. Rugissant avec une force immense, elle était terrifiante même pour 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.