Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
किं वा दक्षं समानीय देहि युध्यस्व वा मया । न दास्यसि च चेद्दक्षं ततस्तं रक्ष यत्नतः
kiṃ vā dakṣaṃ samānīya dehi yudhyasva vā mayā | na dāsyasi ca ceddakṣaṃ tatastaṃ rakṣa yatnataḥ
किंवा दक्षाला आणून माझ्या हाती दे, नाहीतर माझ्याशी युद्ध कर. आणि जर तू दक्ष देणार नाहीस, तर मग त्याचे सर्व प्रयत्नांनी रक्षण कर.
Vīrabhadra
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the Purāṇic frame
Scene: Vīrabhadra issues an ultimatum: surrender Dakṣa or fight; the atmosphere is charged, with gaṇas poised and Viṣṇu’s presence steady yet ready.
FAQs
When dharma is contested, accountability is demanded; protection of wrongdoing invites direct confrontation.
The narrative belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered teaching, but no distinct tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is a challenge within the yajña-related narrative.