Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
प्रमथाः कालयामासुरन्यानपि च याचकान् । इत्थं प्रमथिते यागे प्रमथैः प्रथमागतैः । वीरभद्रः स्वतः प्राप्तः प्रमथानीकिनी वृतः
pramathāḥ kālayāmāsuranyānapi ca yācakān | itthaṃ pramathite yāge pramathaiḥ prathamāgataiḥ | vīrabhadraḥ svataḥ prāptaḥ pramathānīkinī vṛtaḥ
Pinuksa ng mga Pramatha maging ang iba pang mga dumudulog at namamanhik. Nang ang handog na yajña ay gumuho sa gayong paraan dahil sa mga Pramathang unang dumating, si Vīrabhadra ay kusang dumating doon, napaliligiran ng hukbo ng mga Pramatha.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: Pramathas strike down even other petitioners; the yajña lies shattered—spilled offerings, broken posts, scattered vessels. Then Vīrabhadra arrives suddenly, towering and radiant-fierce, encircled by a vast pramatha host like a storm-front.
FAQs
When dharma is violated through arrogance, corrective forces manifest swiftly; cosmic order reasserts itself through Śiva’s emissaries.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s overarching sacred landscape is Kāśī, presenting Śiva’s sovereignty over all rites performed in holy space.
No direct prescription; the narrative warns that yajña must be grounded in humility and proper devotion.