Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
मार्तंड उवाच । मंदरं यदि याम्यद्य सद्यस्तत्क्रुद्ध्यतीश्वरः । अनिष्पादितकार्यार्थे मयि सामान्यभृत्यवत्
mārtaṃḍa uvāca | maṃdaraṃ yadi yāmyadya sadyastatkruddhyatīśvaraḥ | aniṣpāditakāryārthe mayi sāmānyabhṛtyavat
مارتنڈ نے کہا: “اگر میں آج مندر (پہاڑ) کو جاؤں تو کام پورا نہ ہونے کے سبب پروردگار فوراً مجھ پر غضبناک ہوگا اور مجھے ایک عام خادم کی طرح سمجھے گا۔”
Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya)
Tirtha: Mandara (Mandarācala)
Type: peak
Listener: null
Scene: Mārtaṇḍa speaks with agitation, imagining Mandara and the stern presence of Īśvara; the scene alternates between Kāśī’s lanes and a mental vision of Mandara’s peak with a divine court.
FAQs
Even exalted beings are accountable to dharma and to the Lord’s command; unfinished duty brings inner fear and humility.
The narrative remains within Kāśī-māhātmya; Mandara is referenced as a destination, but the glorification focus stays on Kāśī’s sacred frame.
None; the verse is narrative, highlighting responsibility and the consequences of neglecting an assigned duty.