Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
रयात्तु मांसकं भुंजन्कश्चिद्विकटदंष्ट्रकः । रोषात्तमभिदुद्राव दृष्ट्वा संतर्जयन्निव
rayāttu māṃsakaṃ bhuṃjankaścidvikaṭadaṃṣṭrakaḥ | roṣāttamabhidudrāva dṛṣṭvā saṃtarjayanniva
Yang lain bertaring ganjil lagi mengerikan, tergesa-gesa melahap daging; kemudian dalam amarah, tatkala melihatnya, ia menerjang seolah-olah hendak mengugut dan menundukkannya.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tusked, grotesque bhūta devours flesh in haste; spotting the child, it charges forward in rage, as if to terrorize him into submission.
FAQs
Anger and violence are portrayed as distractions; the seeker is urged to remain unmoved by tamasic displays.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework glorifies Kāśī broadly; the verse itself is part of an episode of testing.
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