Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
जलौकाभिः सपक्षाभिर्दंदशूकैर्जलोद्भवैः । दुर्निवारैश्च मशकैर्दश्यंते ते दिवानिशम्
jalaukābhiḥ sapakṣābhirdaṃdaśūkairjalodbhavaiḥ | durnivāraiśca maśakairdaśyaṃte te divāniśam
Araw at gabi silang kinakagat ng mga linta, ng mga ahas na tubíng may pakpak na isinilang sa tubig, at ng mga lamok na di-mapipigil.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sinners submerged or trapped at the edge of dark waters, swarmed by leeches; winged water-serpents strike; clouds of mosquitoes form a living veil; the torment is continuous, day and night.
FAQs
Suffering imagery serves as moral instruction: misconduct leads to relentless pain, urging righteous living.
Kāśī contextually, as the discourse explains the fate of those who violate dharma connected to the kṣetra.
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