Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
रोमांचिता यच्छ्रवणात्कातरा अप्यकातराः । ततो देवा भयत्रस्ताश्चकंपे च वसुंधरा
romāṃcitā yacchravaṇātkātarā apyakātarāḥ | tato devā bhayatrastāścakaṃpe ca vasuṃdharā
От одного лишь слуха о нём даже бесстрашные содрогнулись, и по телу прошёл трепет. Тогда девы в страхе, и сама земля задрожала.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sound alone causes horripilation; gods recoil in fear; the earth itself quakes—an image of universal nervousness and shaken stability.
FAQs
When cosmic order is threatened, even the brave experience awe; the universe itself responds, underscoring dharma’s cosmic significance.
The passage sits within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative frame, though the verse itself describes cosmic reaction rather than a named site.
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