Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
राजराजः स एवाभूत्सर्वेषां धनदः सताम् । स एव रुद्रमूर्तिश्च प्रेक्षिष्ट रिपुभी रणे
rājarājaḥ sa evābhūtsarveṣāṃ dhanadaḥ satām | sa eva rudramūrtiśca prekṣiṣṭa ripubhī raṇe
அவனே அரசர்களின் அரசனானான், எல்லா சத்புருஷருக்கும் செல்வம் அளிப்பவன்; போரில் அவன் ருத்ரமூர்த்தியாகத் தோன்றி பகைவர்க்கு அச்சமூட்டினான்।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Twofold tableau: (1) the king distributing wealth to the righteous; (2) the same figure in battle blazing like Rudra, eyes fierce, enemies trembling.
FAQs
Dharma integrates generosity and fierce protection: nurturing the righteous while confronting adharma with Rudra-like resolve.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī/Vārāṇasī-centered adhyāya, glorifying the sacred city indirectly through the exalted qualities of its ruler.
None; the emphasis is on kingship, protection, and Śaiva valor.