Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
सांबस्य वैकृतं किंचित्क्वचित्कृष्णोनवैक्षत । गते देवमुनौ तस्मिन्वीक्षमाणोप्यहर्निशम्
sāṃbasya vaikṛtaṃ kiṃcitkvacitkṛṣṇonavaikṣata | gate devamunau tasminvīkṣamāṇopyaharniśam
Walau setelah sang resi ilahi itu pergi Kṛṣṇa mengawasi siang dan malam, ia tidak melihat sedikit pun perubahan ganjil pada Sāmba pada waktu mana pun.
Narrator (context within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kṛṣṇa keeping watch over Sāmba through day and night; lamps, moon phases, and changing sky indicate time passing; Sāmba appears outwardly normal, creating suspense.
FAQs
One should verify matters carefully and patiently rather than act on suspicion or fear.
Not explicit in this verse; it is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative frame.
None.