Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 87
वारितो गणराजः स मा कार्षीः साहसं त्विति । ततस्तमपहायाशु वीरभद्रो गणोत्तमः
vārito gaṇarājaḥ sa mā kārṣīḥ sāhasaṃ tviti | tatastamapahāyāśu vīrabhadro gaṇottamaḥ
ആകാശവാണി ഗണരാജനെ തടഞ്ഞു—“സാഹസം ചെയ്യരുത്।” തുടർന്ന് ഗണോത്തമനായ വീരഭദ്രൻ അവനെ വിട്ട് ഉടൻ മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങി।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame-audience of sages
Scene: A disembodied sky-voice stops the Gaṇa-king mid-attack; the Gaṇa-king lowers his aggression, while Vīrabhadra swiftly departs to confront Dakṣa.
FAQs
Dharma includes restraint; even rightful strength must heed higher command and avoid sāhasa (reckless excess).
Kāśī, where divine order is shown to govern even the mightiest beings.
None; the verse emphasizes ethical restraint rather than ritual.