Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
कुतो जलानामधिप शिवभक्तस्य बालकः । प्रजापतेः कर्दमस्य महाभागस्य धीमतः
kuto jalānāmadhipa śivabhaktasya bālakaḥ | prajāpateḥ kardamasya mahābhāgasya dhīmataḥ
“โอ้ เจ้าแห่งสรรพนทีและสรรพน้ำ! เด็กของพระประชาบดีกรทมะ ผู้ทรงบุญใหญ่และทรงปัญญา ผู้เป็นภักตะแห่งพระศิวะ จะพึงได้รับอันตรายได้อย่างไร?”
Skanda (deduced; within the verse a Rudra-like figure is speaking)
Tirtha: Kāśī (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fierce divine speaker points toward the waters, invoking Kardama’s greatness and Śiva-bhakti as an unassailable claim; the river-lord is put on trial by devotion itself.
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Devotion to Śiva is portrayed as a protective spiritual power; cosmic rulers must respect the dharmic standing of Śiva’s devotees.
The verse focuses on the devotee’s status within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative rather than naming a particular tirtha.
None.