Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
त्रिलोकीं लभतामिंद्रस्त्वं तु याहि रसातलम् । प्रवर्तंतां क्रियाः सर्वा वेदोक्ता वेदवादिनाम्
trilokīṃ labhatāmiṃdrastvaṃ tu yāhi rasātalam | pravartaṃtāṃ kriyāḥ sarvā vedoktā vedavādinām
«Que Indra recupere os três mundos; tu, porém, desce a Rasātala. Que todos os ritos, ordenados pelo Veda e praticados pelos conhecedores do Veda, prossigam sem impedimento».
Kālārātrī
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A divine envoy issues a stern decree: Indra is to regain the three worlds; the asura is ordered to descend to Rasātala; in the background, Vedic rites continue undisturbed with priests chanting beside sacred fires.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by rightful governance and uninterrupted Vedic practice; tyranny that blocks sacred rites must be removed.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse supports the broader Kāśī Khaṇḍa theme of dharma’s protection.
It affirms that Veda-enjoined rites (kriyāḥ) should continue—an endorsement of maintaining Vedic ritual order.