Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
पातालं चानयामोर्ध्वमधो दध्मोथवा दिवम् । एकमेव हि वा ग्रासं गगनं करवामहे
pātālaṃ cānayāmordhvamadho dadhmothavā divam | ekameva hi vā grāsaṃ gaganaṃ karavāmahe
ನಾವು ಪಾತಾಳವನ್ನು ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ಎಳೆದು ತರಬಲ್ಲೆವು, ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಕೆಳಗೆ ತಳ್ಳಬಲ್ಲೆವು; ಆಕಾಶವನ್ನೂ ಒಂದೇ ಗ್ರಾಸವನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ ನುಂಗಬಲ್ಲೆವು.
Gaṇas/Pramathas (quoted speech within Skanda’s narration)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Fierce gaṇa-attendants proclaiming impossible cosmic feats—lifting Pātāla, pushing down Svarga, swallowing the sky—set against a smoky, flame-lit Kāśī skyline.
FAQs
The cosmos is not to be manipulated by ego; Dharma and divine sovereignty restrain even the strongest forces.
Kāśī remains the narrative sacred center of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though the verse speaks in cosmic imagery.
None.