Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
निःश्वासवातनिहताः पेतुरुर्व्यां महाद्रुमाः । उद्वेलिताः समभवन्सप्तापि जलराशयः
niḥśvāsavātanihatāḥ petururvyāṃ mahādrumāḥ | udvelitāḥ samabhavansaptāpi jalarāśayaḥ
เมื่อถูกลมที่พุ่งพล่านดุจลมหายใจอันยิ่งใหญ่กระหน่ำ ต้นไม้มหึมาก็ล้มครืนลงสู่พื้นดิน และมวลน้ำนับทั้งเจ็ดก็ปั่นป่วนยกตัวขึ้น โหมคลื่นและเอ่อล้น
Skanda
Scene: A violent windstorm sweeps through: massive trees topple, the earth shudders, and seven great waters surge and overflow, as if nature itself is convulsed.
FAQs
It evokes the overwhelming power of cosmic forces, implying that worldly stability is fragile—yet Kāśī’s māhātmya is praised precisely as the enduring refuge amid upheaval.
The broader context is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse functions as a dramatic mahatmya-style description rather than naming a single tirtha in the line itself.
No explicit vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is prescribed in this particular verse; it is primarily descriptive (portent/cosmic upheaval imagery).