Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
सा तान्भस्मीचकाराशु हुंकारजनिताग्निना । ततो दैत्यपतिः क्रुद्धो दृष्ट्वा तान्भस्मसात्कृतान्
sā tānbhasmīcakārāśu huṃkārajanitāgninā | tato daityapatiḥ kruddho dṛṣṭvā tānbhasmasātkṛtān
அவள் தன் ‘ஹூங்காரம்’ எழுப்பிய தீயால் அவர்களை உடனே சாம்பலாக்கினாள். அதைச் சாம்பலானவர்களாகக் கண்ட தைத்யர்களின் தலைவன் கோபமுற்றான்.
Narrator (within Skanda’s discourse to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni / sages
Scene: The messenger emits a thunderous roar; a wave of fire bursts forth, instantly turning attackers into ash heaps; the daitya-lord stands aghast, then furious.
FAQs
The sacred is self-protecting; when adharma attacks purity, divine power manifests instantly to restore order.
This is an episode embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting; no individual tīrtha is named in the verse.
None.