Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
सापि प्रत्युतभीतातं ध्रुवं ध्रुवविनिश्चयम् । नमस्कृत्य यथायातं याताव्यर्थमनोरथा
sāpi pratyutabhītātaṃ dhruvaṃ dhruvaviniścayam | namaskṛtya yathāyātaṃ yātāvyarthamanorathā
وہ بھی اب خوف زدہ ہو گئی؛ دھرو—جس کا عزم واقعی اٹل تھا—کو نمسکار کر کے، جس راہ سے آئی تھی اسی راہ لوٹ گئی، اور اس کی امیدیں ناکام ہو گئیں۔
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, commonly Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The once-menacing female/leader figure of the bhūta-host (implied by ‘sāpi’) bows to Dhruva, then turns back and departs, her ambitions broken; Dhruva remains composed.
FAQs
Unwavering resolve grounded in dharma turns threats into surrender; spiritual firmness defeats fear.
The narrative belongs to Kāśī’s sacred cycle in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; no distinct tirtha is named in this verse.
None; the verse underscores the fruit of steadfast practice rather than a formal rite.