कृपाणपाणिर्भग्नास्यो वामहस्तकपालधृत् । प्रचंडं क्ष्वेडयन्कश्चिदभ्यधावत्तमर्भकम्
kṛpāṇapāṇirbhagnāsyo vāmahastakapāladhṛt | pracaṃḍaṃ kṣveḍayankaścidabhyadhāvattamarbhakam
ایک اور کے ہاتھ میں کرپان تھی، منہ ٹوٹا ہوا؛ بائیں ہاتھ میں کھوپڑی تھامے، وہ ہولناک دھاڑ مارتا ہوا اس بچے پر جھپٹ پڑا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly
Scene: A broken-mouthed, weapon-bearing attacker rushes at a child: sword raised in the right hand, skull held in the left, roaring fiercely; the child remains poised, suggesting unseen divine protection.
Terrifying symbols of death and violence are framed as tests; dharma is to keep one’s vow and not yield to fear.
The larger Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorifies Kāśī; this verse is part of the narrative of obstacles rather than a tīrtha description.
None.