Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
साध्वसंजनयित्वेति केचिदुच्चाटिताः पुरः । तेन विघ्नकृतापौराः कपटद्विजरूपिणा
sādhvasaṃjanayitveti keciduccāṭitāḥ puraḥ | tena vighnakṛtāpaurāḥ kapaṭadvijarūpiṇā
ដូច្នេះ បន្ទាប់ពីបង្កឲ្យភ័យស្លន់ស្លោ មនុស្សខ្លះត្រូវបានបណ្តេញចេញពីទីក្រុង; ហើយប្រជានគរត្រូវទទួលវិបត្តិជាឧបសគ្គ ដោយអ្នកម្នាក់ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធជារូបព្រាហ្មណ៍ក្បត់កល។
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A figure dressed as a brāhmaṇa—white garments, staff, sacred thread—stands amid a frightened crowd. Some citizens are pushed or driven out of the city gates; the impostor’s face shows cunning while the crowd shows confusion and fear.
FAQs
Adharma often advances by disguise; discernment and adherence to true conduct protect society.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting; the verse highlights ethical dangers within the holy city’s narrative.
None; the focus is ethical and narrative (hindrances caused by deception).