Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
साध्वसंजनयित्वेति केचिदुच्चाटिताः पुरः । तेन विघ्नकृतापौराः कपटद्विजरूपिणा
sādhvasaṃjanayitveti keciduccāṭitāḥ puraḥ | tena vighnakṛtāpaurāḥ kapaṭadvijarūpiṇā
இவ்வாறு அச்சத்தை எழுப்பி சிலரை நகரத்திலிருந்து வெளியேற்றினர்; மேலும் கபடமான பிராமணன் வேடம் பூண்டவன் நகர்மக்களுக்கு தடைகளையும் துன்பத்தையும் ஏற்படுத்தினான்।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A figure dressed as a brāhmaṇa—white garments, staff, sacred thread—stands amid a frightened crowd. Some citizens are pushed or driven out of the city gates; the impostor’s face shows cunning while the crowd shows confusion and fear.
FAQs
Adharma often advances by disguise; discernment and adherence to true conduct protect society.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting; the verse highlights ethical dangers within the holy city’s narrative.
None; the focus is ethical and narrative (hindrances caused by deception).