Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85
राक्षसो मृत्युवशगो वज्रेणेव महीधरः । विद्याधरोपि तच्छूलघातेन विकलीकृतः
rākṣaso mṛtyuvaśago vajreṇeva mahīdharaḥ | vidyādharopi tacchūlaghātena vikalīkṛtaḥ
Raksasa itu, kini di bawah kuasa Maut, tumbang bagaikan gunung yang dipanah petir; dan Vidyādhara juga dilumpuhkan oleh pukulan lembing itu.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly framed as Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A rākṣasa collapses like a thunderbolt-split mountain; nearby a Vidyādhara, struck by a spear, reels and becomes crippled—battlefield dust and broken weapons around them.
FAQs
When time ripens, even the mighty fall; mortality underscores the need to align one’s life with dharma and devotion.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but no distinct tīrtha is named in this line.
None; the verse is descriptive of events.