Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
शस्त्रास्त्रोद्यतपाणींस्तान्सुरानाधूय सर्वशः । ददर्श कर्तरीयंत्रममृतोपरिसंस्थितम्
śastrāstrodyatapāṇīṃstānsurānādhūya sarvaśaḥ | dadarśa kartarīyaṃtramamṛtoparisaṃsthitam
Setelah mengibas jauh para dewa yang mengangkat tangan dengan senjata dan peluru, dia melihat suatu mekanisme seperti gunting yang terpasang di atas amṛta (air keabadian).
Narrator (Skanda in Kāśī-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Amṛta-kośa (mythic)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Garuḍa shakes off weapon-raised gods and sees above the nectar a terrifying scissor-like contraption—blades poised to cut—glinting over the amṛta vessel.
FAQs
Higher boons are guarded by formidable protections; attainment requires both power and the wisdom to overcome obstacles without being cut down by them.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it remains a celestial episode within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa.
None in this verse.