Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
अंगानि रक्षका यत्र वरूथश्छंदसां गणः । इत्याज्ञप्ता गणास्तूर्णं रथं निन्युर्हराज्ञया
aṃgāni rakṣakā yatra varūthaśchaṃdasāṃ gaṇaḥ | ityājñaptā gaṇāstūrṇaṃ rathaṃ ninyurharājñayā
അവിടെ വേദാംഗങ്ങൾ രക്ഷകരായി നിന്നു; ഛന്ദസ്സുകളുടെ സംഘം സംരക്ഷണവ്യൂഹമായി രൂപപ്പെട്ടു. ഇങ്ങനെ ആജ്ഞ ലഭിച്ച ഗണങ്ങൾ ഹരിയുടെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം രഥത്തെ വേഗത്തിൽ മുന്നോട്ട് നയിച്ചു.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A moving chariot surrounded by a ring of personified Vedic limbs (aṅgas) as armed guardians; chandas appear as a luminous geometric armour (varūtha) like a mandala-shield; gaṇas pull the chariot swiftly, propelled by Hari’s command.
FAQs
Dharma is safeguarded by Vedic order—knowledge, metre, and disciplined hosts become protective forces when aligned with divine will.
The narrative belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger sacred frame, but this verse itself is not a tirtha-glorification.
None explicitly; it emphasizes Vedic structure (aṅga and chandas) as sanctifying protection.