Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19
नागानागांसि चक्रुश्च तस्य नागबलीयसः । दनुजामनुजाकारं कृत्वा तं च सिषेविरे
nāgānāgāṃsi cakruśca tasya nāgabalīyasaḥ | danujāmanujākāraṃ kṛtvā taṃ ca siṣevire
Même les Nāgas devinrent comme des « non-Nāgas » devant lui, car sa puissance surpassait celle des serpents. Et les Dānavas, prenant forme humaine, le servirent avec dévotion.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis
Scene: Nāgas with lowered hoods and softened gaze coil respectfully at the deity’s feet; Dānavas disguised in human attire stand with folded hands offering service—fans, lamps, and offerings—signifying the conversion of raw power into devotion.
FAQs
When dharmic power is established, even dangerous or oppositional forces are pacified and redirected into service.
The verse participates in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s larger glorification of sacred order, without naming a particular tīrtha.
None.