Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
ततो ऽयुध्यन्दुराचारास्तेनैकेन च तेऽखिलाः । यथाकथंचित्ताननयत्स च स्वावसथांतिकम्
tato 'yudhyandurācārāstenaikena ca te'khilāḥ | yathākathaṃcittānanayatsa ca svāvasathāṃtikam
Então, aqueles homens de má conduta lutaram contra aquele homem solitário; contudo, de alguma forma, ele levou-os a todos para perto da sua própria morada.
Skanda (deduced narration in Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical)
Scene: A narrow Kāśī lane opening into a courtyard near a house; one fighter draws attackers toward the threshold; multiple assailants crowd in, weapons raised; dust and motion lines suggest struggle.
FAQs
Even when outnumbered, resolve and strategy can restrain wrongdoers; the narrative frames adharma as unstable and confrontable.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered sacred narrative.
None.