Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
भल्लूकाकारसर्वांग उष्ट्रलंबशिरोधरः । कश्चिद्दुर्दर्शदशनस्त्वभ्यधावत्तमर्भकम्
bhallūkākārasarvāṃga uṣṭralaṃbaśirodharaḥ | kaściddurdarśadaśanastvabhyadhāvattamarbhakam
ایک بھوت کا سارا بدن ریچھ جیسا تھا اور سر اونٹ کی طرح لمبا لٹکتا ہوا؛ ہولناک، دیکھنے میں دشوار دانتوں کے ساتھ وہ اس بچے پر جھپٹ پڑا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A single bhūta with bear-like body and camel-long drooping head, brandishing dreadful fangs, lunges toward a small child-ascetic who remains poised in tapas.
FAQs
Frightful appearances are used to shake a seeker’s resolve; the dharmic response is inner steadiness.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography; this verse narrates the ordeal rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
None; the passage is descriptive, portraying obstacles to austerity.