कृपाणपाणिर्भग्नास्यो वामहस्तकपालधृत् । प्रचंडं क्ष्वेडयन्कश्चिदभ्यधावत्तमर्भकम्
kṛpāṇapāṇirbhagnāsyo vāmahastakapāladhṛt | pracaṃḍaṃ kṣveḍayankaścidabhyadhāvattamarbhakam
एक और कृपाण हाथ में लिए, मुख-विकृत, वामहस्त में कपाल धारण किए; प्रचण्ड गर्जना करता हुआ उस बालक पर झपट पड़ा।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly
Scene: A broken-mouthed, weapon-bearing attacker rushes at a child: sword raised in the right hand, skull held in the left, roaring fiercely; the child remains poised, suggesting unseen divine protection.
Terrifying symbols of death and violence are framed as tests; dharma is to keep one’s vow and not yield to fear.
The larger Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorifies Kāśī; this verse is part of the narrative of obstacles rather than a tīrtha description.
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