Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 119
तावञ्जगज्जनन्याताः प्रेरिता निज शक्तयः । विचेरुर्दैत्यसैन्येषु संवर्ते मृत्युसैन्यवत्
tāvañjagajjananyātāḥ preritā nija śaktayaḥ | vicerurdaityasainyeṣu saṃvarte mṛtyusainyavat
Por todo esse tempo, as próprias Śaktis da Mãe do mundo—postas em movimento por seu comando—percorreram os exércitos dos daityas, como as tropas da Morte no tempo da dissolução.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī’s śaktis surge through demon ranks like a dark-gold storm; the scene resembles pralaya—whirling dust, collapsing standards, fleeing shadows—while the Śaktis remain precise, commanded, and inexorable.
FAQs
The Goddess’s energies function as dharma’s inevitability—when unleashed, adharma is met with unstoppable cosmic justice.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa context supports the sanctity of Kāśī, but this verse is primarily a Devi-centered victory image rather than a site description.
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