Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
अखंडमाखंडलवत्कोदंडकलयन्रणे । पलायमानैरालोकिशत्रुसैन्यबलाहकैः
akhaṃḍamākhaṃḍalavatkodaṃḍakalayanraṇe | palāyamānairālokiśatrusainyabalāhakaiḥ
មិនអាចបំបែក និងមិនអាចទប់ទល់ ដូចព្រះឥន្ទ្រា ព្រះអង្គកាន់ធ្នូកោដណ្ឌៈលើកវាយក្នុងសមរភូមិ; ហើយកងទ័ពសត្រូវដូចពពក ក៏ត្រូវឃើញថាកំពុងរត់ភៀសខ្លួនបែកខ្ចាត់ខ្ចាយ។
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A heroic king stands firm in battle, bow raised; enemy ranks scatter like dark monsoon clouds torn by wind; the hero’s aura evokes Indra’s unbroken might.
FAQs
When power is aligned with dharma, it becomes protective strength—capable of dispersing oppression without inner fracture.
The verse serves the Kāśī-māhātmya narrative by portraying the protector-king associated with Vārāṇasī; the tirtha is contextual rather than explicit.
None; it is a martial description supporting the narrative.