Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
ततः सुदर्शनं दृष्ट्वा तत्कंठाभरणं हरिः । मनाक्स चकितं स्मित्वा ततो जग्राह नंदकम्
tataḥ sudarśanaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatkaṃṭhābharaṇaṃ hariḥ | manāksa cakitaṃ smitvā tato jagrāha naṃdakam
तब हरि ने सुदर्शन को उसके कंठ का आभूषण बना देख थोड़ा विस्मित होकर मुस्कराया, और फिर नन्दक खड्ग उठा लिया।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical)
Scene: Hari notices Sudarśana now worn as a neck-ornament by the opponent; he pauses, eyes widening slightly, then smiles and calmly lifts the Nandaka sword—poised, controlled, luminous.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames divine conflict as revelation—astonishment itself signals a higher principle at work in Śiva’s sacred domain.
Kāśī, implicitly upheld as the field where Śiva’s protection overturns ordinary expectations.
None in this verse.