Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
निवार्य प्रमथानीकमतिक्षुब्धमुमाधवः । मदंश एव हि मुनीरानसूये य एष वै
nivārya pramathānīkamatikṣubdhamumādhavaḥ | madaṃśa eva hi munīrānasūye ya eṣa vai
ដោយទប់ស្កាត់កងពលព្រមថៈ (pramatha) ដែលកំពុងរំជើបរំជួលខ្លាំង ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃព្រះអុមា បានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «ឱ មុនីអ្នកគ្មានកំហុស ឥសីនេះពិតជាជាផ្នែកមួយនៃអំណាចរបស់ខ្ញុំផ្ទាល់»។
Śiva (Umādhavaḥ)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Primary interlocutors of Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame
Scene: A turbulent crowd of pramathas surges forward, but Śiva (Umādhava) raises a calming hand, declaring the sage to be an aṃśa of his own power; the mob’s fury subsides.
FAQs
Even when provoked, divine power upholds restraint and honors sages, who embody sacred potency.
Kāśī indirectly—its sanctity is defended through Śiva’s governance and protection.
None; the focus is ethical-dharmic: non-malice and reverence toward ascetics.