Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
सावज्ञमथसर्वज्ञं यावत्पश्यति दानवः । तावदायांतमादाय कक्षायंत्रे न्यपीडयत्
sāvajñamathasarvajñaṃ yāvatpaśyati dānavaḥ | tāvadāyāṃtamādāya kakṣāyaṃtre nyapīḍayat
Alors le démon, regardant avec mépris le Seigneur omniscient, le saisit tandis qu’il s’avançait et le serra dans une étreinte contraignante, tel un étau qui broie la taille.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience
Scene: The demon, scorning the omniscient Lord, grabs Śiva as He approaches and crushes Him in a powerful waist-binding vice, displaying audacious hostility.
FAQs
Disrespect toward the divine leads to reckless aggression; such pride becomes the cause of the aggressor’s ruin.
Kāśī’s sacred sphere, where even violent threats are ultimately subdued by Śiva’s authority.
None; the verse narrates the demon’s hostile act as part of the mahātmya storyline.