Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
ततस्तेनाखिला लोका भूर्भुवःस्वर्मुखा अपि । स्वसात्कृता विनिर्जित्य रणे स्वभुजसारतः
tatastenākhilā lokā bhūrbhuvaḥsvarmukhā api | svasātkṛtā vinirjitya raṇe svabhujasārataḥ
Pagkaraan, sinakop niya at pinasuko ang lahat ng mga daigdig—maging ang Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, at Svaḥ—na tinalo sa digmaan sa lakas ng sarili niyang mga bisig.
Skanda
Listener: Agastya
Scene: The daitya, empowered by his own arm-strength, defeats and subdues all realms including Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, and Svaḥ, portraying a sweeping cosmic campaign.
FAQs
When unrighteous power dominates, even the cosmic order appears overrun—prompting divine restoration through dharma.
The broader frame is the glory and sacred narrative-world of Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse is a cosmic-history segment.
None; the verse narrates conquest and subjugation.