Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
अभ्यधावच्च वेगेन गृहीत्वा शूलमुज्ज्वलम् । यावज्जिघांसति हरिं तावदाकाशवाचया
abhyadhāvacca vegena gṛhītvā śūlamujjvalam | yāvajjighāṃsati hariṃ tāvadākāśavācayā
គាត់រត់ចូលទៅដោយល្បឿន កាន់ត្រីសូលដ៏ភ្លឺចែងចាំង។ ហើយពេលជិតនឹងវាយសម្លាប់ព្រះហរិ នោះមានសំឡេងមកពីមេឃ—
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages in the frame narrative
Scene: The Gaṇa-lord lunges forward gripping a blazing trident; at the very instant before striking Hari, an unseen celestial voice halts the action, freezing the scene in suspense.
FAQs
Even at the brink of violence, divine governance intervenes—dharma restrains excess and redirects events.
Kāśī, as the sacred stage where heavenly ordinance (ākāśavāṇī) guides outcomes.
None; it is a narrative turning point.