Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
रुद्रः संहाररूपेण पालनेन चतुर्भुजः । विधिवत्त्वं विधातासि भारती ते मुखांबुजे
rudraḥ saṃhārarūpeṇa pālanena caturbhujaḥ | vidhivattvaṃ vidhātāsi bhāratī te mukhāṃbuje
ಸಂಹಾರರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ರುದ್ರನು; ಪಾಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ಚತುರ್ಭುಜ ಪ್ರಭು. ವಿಧಿವಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ನೀನೇ ವಿಧಾತ; ನಿನ್ನ ಮುಖಕಮಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದಾಳೆ.
Skanda (contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A syncretic theophany: the praised deity shows Rudra’s fierce aspect, Viṣṇu’s four-armed protective form, and Brahmā’s orderly creator aspect, while Sarasvatī sits as a subtle radiance on the lotus of the face—suggesting speech as divine presence.
FAQs
A perfected dharmic person mirrors cosmic order—able to protect, restrain, and create harmony, with truthful speech as a divine ornament.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse supports Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s theme of divinity manifesting through dharma.
None.