Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
भल्लूकाकारसर्वांग उष्ट्रलंबशिरोधरः । कश्चिद्दुर्दर्शदशनस्त्वभ्यधावत्तमर्भकम्
bhallūkākārasarvāṃga uṣṭralaṃbaśirodharaḥ | kaściddurdarśadaśanastvabhyadhāvattamarbhakam
भल्लूकाकारसर्वाङ्ग उष्ट्रलम्बशिरोधरः कश्चिद् दुर्दर्शदशनः स भूतः तमर्भकं प्रति वेगेनाभ्यधावत्।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A single bhūta with bear-like body and camel-long drooping head, brandishing dreadful fangs, lunges toward a small child-ascetic who remains poised in tapas.
FAQs
Frightful appearances are used to shake a seeker’s resolve; the dharmic response is inner steadiness.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography; this verse narrates the ordeal rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
None; the passage is descriptive, portraying obstacles to austerity.