Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
कदाचिदपि कल्पांते द्यो लोके भ्रंशति क्षये । प्रोत्तंभनं स्तंभ इव दत्तो विश्वकृता स्वयम्
kadācidapi kalpāṃte dyo loke bhraṃśati kṣaye | prottaṃbhanaṃ staṃbha iva datto viśvakṛtā svayam
Kadang pada akhir suatu kalpa, ketika alam surga runtuh dalam pralaya, ia ditegakkan—seakan oleh sebuah tiang penopang—yang dianugerahkan oleh Sang Pencipta Jagat sendiri.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta/imperishable field implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maitrāvaruṇa
Scene: At the end of a kalpa, worlds collapse; yet the sacred structure stands, upheld like a cosmic pillar placed by the World-Maker.
FAQs
Even cosmic dissolution is contained by divine order; sacred narration links stability and protection to the divine presence.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides cosmological grandeur supporting the forthcoming site-māhātmya.
None; it is doctrinal imagery about cosmic cycles and divine sustenance.