अथ काशीं समासाद्य रविरंतर्बहिश्चरन् । मनागपि न तद्भूपे धर्मध्वस्तिमवेक्षत
atha kāśīṃ samāsādya raviraṃtarbahiścaran | manāgapi na tadbhūpe dharmadhvastimavekṣata
अथ काशीं समासाद्य रविरन्तर्बहिश्चरन्, तद्भूपे धर्मध्वस्तिं मनागपि नावेक्षत।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
In a truly dharmic realm, righteousness is visible in governance; sacred places are upheld through dharmic kingship.
Kāśī, portrayed as a city worthy of divine scrutiny and as a center where dharma is not easily overthrown.
None; the verse is observational, describing Sūrya’s inspection and the absence of dharma’s decline.