Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
व्युष्टायामथयामिन्यामभूत्कोलाहलो महान् । घातयध्वं पातयध्वं नग्नयध्वं द्रुतं भटाः
vyuṣṭāyāmathayāminyāmabhūtkolāhalo mahān | ghātayadhvaṃ pātayadhvaṃ nagnayadhvaṃ drutaṃ bhaṭāḥ
Kemudian tatkala malam beralih kepada fajar, timbullah hiruk-pikuk besar: “Pukul mereka! Tumbangkan mereka! Lucutkan mereka—cepat, wahai para askar!”
Narrator (Skanda, deduced, reporting dialogue)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: At dawn, soldiers surge through narrow lanes; raised weapons, torches fading in early light; townspeople recoil; the command-shouts dominate the scene.
FAQs
It sets a narrative scene of violence and threat, preparing for a dharmic resolution and the theme of protection.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Kāśī narrative framework.
None.