Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
बलानि बलिनां ताभिर्दानवानां स्वलीलया । संक्षिप्ता निजगंतीव प्रलयानलहेतेभिः
balāni balināṃ tābhirdānavānāṃ svalīlayā | saṃkṣiptā nijagaṃtīva pralayānalahetebhiḥ
அவர்களால், தம் இயல்பான லீலையாலே, வலிமைமிக்க தானவர்களின் படைகள் நசுக்கப்பட்டு சுருக்கப்பட்டன—பிரளயத் தீயின் காரணங்களே செய்ததுபோல்.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya armies compress and collapse as if drawn into a vortex of fire; the śaktis stand calm, almost playful (līlā), while a pralaya-like blaze forms a backdrop—suggesting cosmic inevitability rather than mere battle.
FAQs
Adharmic power collapses instantly before divine līlā; cosmic justice operates with effortless certainty.
Implicitly Kāśī through the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame; the verse itself is a battle-image rather than a site-description.
No ritual is stated; the focus is on the Goddess’ overwhelming, dissolution-like power.