Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
भवत्स्वेतेषु चान्येषु एतां विंध्यवासिनीम् । धृत्यानेष्यति बुद्ध्या वा बलेनापि च्छलेन वा
bhavatsveteṣu cānyeṣu etāṃ viṃdhyavāsinīm | dhṛtyāneṣyati buddhyā vā balenāpi cchalena vā
உங்களுள்—மற்றவர்களுள் கூட—யாரேனும் ஒருவர் இந்த விந்த்யவாசினியை உறுதியுடன் இங்கே கொண்டு வரட்டும்; யுக்தியால், பலத்தால், அல்லது வஞ்சகத்தாலும்.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogues)
Tirtha: Vindhyavāsinī (Vindhyācala)
Type: peak
Scene: A council of demons debating methods—strategy, force, deception—to bring Vindhyavāsinī from her mountain abode; the Vindhya massif looms in the background like a living deity-seat.
FAQs
The verse highlights intent and resolve in action, while also implying that means (strategy/force/deceit) carry moral weight within dharma narratives.
Vindhya (through Vindhyavāsinī) is invoked, while the textual frame remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
None; it concerns a mission-oriented command within the story.