Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
सूचीभी रोमकूपेषु तनुं व्यधिहि सर्वतः । दातुः परकलत्रांगे नखपंक्ती दुरात्मनः
sūcībhī romakūpeṣu tanuṃ vyadhihi sarvataḥ | dātuḥ parakalatrāṃge nakhapaṃktī durātmanaḥ
اس بدروح انسان کے جسم کو ہر طرف سے سوئیوں سے چھید دو، یہاں تک کہ بالوں کے مساموں میں بھی، جس نے پرائی عورت کے اعضاء پر ناخن گاڑے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A hellish punitive tableau: the offender’s body is pierced as if every hair-pore becomes a site of pain; rows of nails set upon limbs—symbolizing total pervasion of karmic consequence.
FAQs
Desire that trespasses others’ sanctity becomes a cause of suffering; dharma demands restraint and respect for others’ marriages.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting; the verse itself is not a tīrtha description.
None stated; the verse is a deterrent depiction rather than a rite.