Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 150
क्रूरदृग्वीक्षते यावत्पुनःपुनरिदं वदन् । तावत्पुस्फोट तन्नेत्रं वामं वामा विलोकनात
krūradṛgvīkṣate yāvatpunaḥpunaridaṃ vadan | tāvatpusphoṭa tannetraṃ vāmaṃ vāmā vilokanāta
彼が残忍な眼差しで見つめ続け、これらの言葉を幾度も繰り返している間に、女神の左への一瞥によって、彼の左眼は破裂した。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A man glares harshly, mouth mid-utterance, while the Devī turns a leftward glance; a sudden supernatural rupture—his left eye bursts—onlookers recoil in shock.
FAQs
Malice and cruel intent recoil upon the doer; divine power (Śakti) upholds moral order through swift consequence.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse functions as a moral-narrative moment within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; it describes a narrative consequence tied to divine intervention.