Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 119
तावञ्जगज्जनन्याताः प्रेरिता निज शक्तयः । विचेरुर्दैत्यसैन्येषु संवर्ते मृत्युसैन्यवत्
tāvañjagajjananyātāḥ preritā nija śaktayaḥ | vicerurdaityasainyeṣu saṃvarte mṛtyusainyavat
ตลอดเวลานั้น ศักติของพระมารดาแห่งโลก—ซึ่งถูกขับเคลื่อนด้วยพระบัญชา—ได้เคลื่อนไปท่ามกลางกองทัพอสูร ดุจหมู่ทหารแห่งมัจจุราชในกาลปรลัย
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī’s śaktis surge through demon ranks like a dark-gold storm; the scene resembles pralaya—whirling dust, collapsing standards, fleeing shadows—while the Śaktis remain precise, commanded, and inexorable.
FAQs
The Goddess’s energies function as dharma’s inevitability—when unleashed, adharma is met with unstoppable cosmic justice.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa context supports the sanctity of Kāśī, but this verse is primarily a Devi-centered victory image rather than a site description.
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