Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
मौलिजैरभ्रसंघर्षं कुर्वन्दीर्घकृशोदरः । निमग्नपिंगनयनः कश्चिद्भीषयति स्म तम्
maulijairabhrasaṃgharṣaṃ kurvandīrghakṛśodaraḥ | nimagnapiṃganayanaḥ kaścidbhīṣayati sma tam
மற்றொருவன் உயர்ந்த, ஒல்லிய வயிற்றுடன்—தலையணிகளால் மேகங்களை உரசச் செய்து; உள்ளிழிந்த மஞ்சள் கண்களுடன் அவனைத் தொடர்ந்து அச்சுறுத்தினான்।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly
Scene: A towering, gaunt-bellied figure whose crown-ornaments scrape the clouds; sunken tawny eyes glare downward as he repeatedly tries to frighten the child/hero below.
FAQs
Even cosmic-scale intimidation is portrayed as merely a test; spiritual discipline is to remain unshaken.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse does not name a particular tīrtha.
None.