Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
त्वद्बलेन महेशान न कोपि स्थैर्यमेष्यति । ममपादतलाघातादेतद्वै क्षोणिमंडलम्
tvadbalena maheśāna na kopi sthairyameṣyati | mamapādatalāghātādetadvai kṣoṇimaṃḍalam
हे महेशान! तुझ्या बळाने कोणीही स्थिर राहणार नाही. माझ्या पायाच्या तळव्याच्या आघाताने हे संपूर्ण क्षोणिमंडल निश्चयच कंपेल.
Same speaker; directly addresses Maheśāna (Śiva) as the source of power
Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee-warrior addresses Maheśāna: ‘By your power none can stand firm’; the earth-sphere trembles as the sole of his foot strikes, implying Śiva’s force coursing through him.
FAQs
All extraordinary strength is attributed to Maheśāna; the devotee’s might is presented as borrowed from the Lord.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, though the verse itself is a praise of Śiva’s empowering force.
None.