Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
ब्रह्मादीन्संहरेत्प्रांते तथापि च न पातकी । पुण्यलेशोपि नास्त्यस्मिन्ब्रह्ममौलिच्छिदिक्रुधा
brahmādīnsaṃharetprāṃte tathāpi ca na pātakī | puṇyaleśopi nāstyasminbrahmamaulicchidikrudhā
Sekalipun pada akhirnya ia melenyapkan Brahmā dan para dewa lainnya, ia tetap bukan pendosa. Dalam dirinya tiada setitik pun pahala atau dosa—ia bertindak dengan murka yang membelah mahkota Brahmā.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Śiva’s fierce, crown-splitting energy (symbolic) towering over Brahmā and other deities, while the sage-like stillness of transcendence pervades Kāśī’s sacred skyline.
FAQs
The Supreme Lord is beyond the dualities of merit and sin; cosmic acts like dissolution are expressions of divine order, not moral fault.
Kāśī is the macro-context; the verse supplies Śaiva doctrinal grounding rather than a localized tīrtha description.
None; it is a theological assertion about the Lord’s transcendence of karma.