Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
ऊचुश्चैनं चयो हन्यात्स म्रियेत ततस्त्वसौ । दृष्ट्वा कपालिनो रूपं गजचर्मांबरावृतम्
ūcuścainaṃ cayo hanyātsa mriyeta tatastvasau | dṛṣṭvā kapālino rūpaṃ gajacarmāṃbarāvṛtam
അവർ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഇവനെ പ്രഹരിക്കുന്നവൻ ഉടൻ തന്നെ മരിക്കും.” കാരണം കപാലധാരിയുടെ ആ രൂപം—ഗജചർമ്മാംബരം ധരിച്ചതു—കണ്ട് എല്ലാവരും ഭീതിയിലായി.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating reported speech of the Devas (deduced)
Scene: Devas, beholding Kapālī wrapped in elephant-hide, proclaim his inviolability: any attacker dies instantly; the scene is charged with sacred fear—Bhairava stands as untouchable boundary of cosmic law.
FAQs
Hostility toward a divinely empowered protector rebounds upon the aggressor; dharma warns against rash violence against the sacred.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse; it focuses on the awe-inspiring Kapālin appearance within the narrative.
None; the verse conveys a cautionary principle rather than a ritual instruction.