Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
बलानि बलिनां ताभिर्दानवानां स्वलीलया । संक्षिप्ता निजगंतीव प्रलयानलहेतेभिः
balāni balināṃ tābhirdānavānāṃ svalīlayā | saṃkṣiptā nijagaṃtīva pralayānalahetebhiḥ
Sa pamamagitan nila, sa sariling paglalaro na tila walang pagsisikap, ang mga hukbo ng makapangyarihang mga Dānava ay dinurog at pinagsiksik—na para bang sa mismong mga sanhi ng apoy ng kosmikong pagkalipol.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya armies compress and collapse as if drawn into a vortex of fire; the śaktis stand calm, almost playful (līlā), while a pralaya-like blaze forms a backdrop—suggesting cosmic inevitability rather than mere battle.
FAQs
Adharmic power collapses instantly before divine līlā; cosmic justice operates with effortless certainty.
Implicitly Kāśī through the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame; the verse itself is a battle-image rather than a site-description.
No ritual is stated; the focus is on the Goddess’ overwhelming, dissolution-like power.