Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
गदिनाऽथ गदा तूर्णं दैत्येंद्रगिरिरेणुकृत् । ततः प्रहतवान्वीरो भुशुंड्या तं गदाधरम्
gadinā'tha gadā tūrṇaṃ daityeṃdragirireṇukṛt | tataḥ prahatavānvīro bhuśuṃḍyā taṃ gadādharam
แล้วกระบองของผู้ถือกระบองก็เหวี่ยงฉับไว ก่อฝุ่นฟุ้งดุจภูเขาที่ราชาไทตยะขว้างมา; ครั้นแล้ววีรบุรุษก็ฟาดผู้นั้นผู้เป็นคทาธรด้วยอาวุธภูศุณฑี
Narrator (Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration traditionally Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A mace swings with such force it raises a dust-cloud like a mountain flung by a Daitya king; Vīrabhadra counters, striking the mace-bearer with his bhuśuṇḍī.
FAQs
Purāṇic battle scenes dramatize the clash of cosmic powers to reveal that arrogance around ritual and authority culminates in upheaval and correction.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context ultimately glorifies Kāśī, though this verse itself remains within the Dakṣa-yajña combat narrative.
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