Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
निवार्य प्रमथानीकमतिक्षुब्धमुमाधवः । मदंश एव हि मुनीरानसूये य एष वै
nivārya pramathānīkamatikṣubdhamumādhavaḥ | madaṃśa eva hi munīrānasūye ya eṣa vai
अत्यन्त क्षुब्ध प्रमथ-सेना को रोककर उमापति बोले— “हे अनसूय मुनि, यह ऋषि मेरे ही तेज का अंश है।”
Śiva (Umādhavaḥ)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Primary interlocutors of Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame
Scene: A turbulent crowd of pramathas surges forward, but Śiva (Umādhava) raises a calming hand, declaring the sage to be an aṃśa of his own power; the mob’s fury subsides.
FAQs
Even when provoked, divine power upholds restraint and honors sages, who embody sacred potency.
Kāśī indirectly—its sanctity is defended through Śiva’s governance and protection.
None; the focus is ethical-dharmic: non-malice and reverence toward ascetics.