Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
तदारभ्य च लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विजराजोधिपोभवत् । दिशोवितिमिराः कुर्वन्निजैः प्रसृमरैः करैः
tadārabhya ca loke'smindvijarājodhipobhavat | diśovitimirāḥ kurvannijaiḥ prasṛmaraiḥ karaiḥ
اسی وقت سے اس دنیا میں چاند ‘دویجوں’ کا سردار بن گیا؛ اور اپنی دور تک پھیلتی کرنوں سے اس نے سب سمتوں کو تاریکی سے پاک کر دیا۔
Narrator within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (deduced: Skanda narrating to Agastya)
Listener: Brāhmaṇa addressee (‘dvija’) within the narration
Scene: Candra, empowered, spreads rays across the sky; the directions brighten, darkness recedes, and the world appears calm and ordered under moonlight.
FAQs
Divine grace restores cosmic order: the Moon’s sovereignty and light symbolize renewed dharma and auspiciousness.
Indirectly Kāśī, since the Moon’s transformation follows the Kāśīkhaṇḍa episode tied to Vaiśveśvara/Candreśvara.
None; this verse describes the result of Śiva’s boon in cosmic terms.