Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
ये च त्वामवमन्यंते दर्पिताः स्वतपोबलैः । तेषां चैवोपसंहृत्यै प्रभविष्याम्यहं हरे
ye ca tvāmavamanyaṃte darpitāḥ svatapobalaiḥ | teṣāṃ caivopasaṃhṛtyai prabhaviṣyāmyahaṃ hare
اور جو لوگ اپنے تپسیا کے زور سے مغرور ہو کر تیری توہین کرتے ہیں—اے ہری! اُن کی ہلاکت کے لیے بھی میں ظاہر ہوں گا۔
Śiva
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dramatic vow-like declaration to Hari: a radiant divine figure poised to manifest, while arrogant ascetics with blazing tapas-aura show contempt; the aura cracks as dharma’s force approaches; Kāśī’s skyline anchors the scene.
FAQs
Spiritual power without humility becomes arrogance; divine power intervenes to restore dharma when pride turns to contempt.
Not directly; the verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame.
None; tapas is mentioned as a cause of pride in some, not as a recommended rite here.