Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
इति दुंदुभिनिर्ह्रादो मतिं कृत्वा कुलोचिताम् । प्राप्यापि काशीं दुर्वृत्तो मायावी न्यवधीद्द्विजान्
iti duṃdubhinirhrādo matiṃ kṛtvā kulocitām | prāpyāpi kāśīṃ durvṛtto māyāvī nyavadhīddvijān
ഇങ്ങനെ ദുന്ദുഭിനിർഹ്രാദൻ തന്റെ കുലത്തിന് യോജിച്ച ദുഷ്ടനിശ്ചയം ഉറപ്പിച്ചു. കാശിയിൽ എത്തി ആ ദുർവൃത്ത മായാവി ദ്വിജന്മാരെ വധിച്ചു.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Duṃdubhi-nirhrāda arrives at Kāśī; despite the sacred setting, he murders brāhmaṇas—his wickedness and illusion contrasted with the city’s sanctity.
FAQs
Even in the holiest places, adharma may appear; the Purāṇic frame emphasizes that such acts ultimately lead to the triumph of divine justice.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), named explicitly, as the sacred stage where dharma is tested and protected.
None; it is a narrative verse describing the demon’s deeds.