धृतशार्ङ्गधनुर्दंडं दंडिताखिलदानवम् । मधुकैटभहंतारं कंसविध्वंससूचकम्
dhṛtaśārṅgadhanurdaṃḍaṃ daṃḍitākhiladānavam | madhukaiṭabhahaṃtāraṃ kaṃsavidhvaṃsasūcakam
اُنہوں نے شارنْگ دھنش کی عصا سی قوت تھامی، اور تمام دانَووں کو سزا دی۔ وہ مدھو اور کیٹبھ کا قاتل، اور کنس کی ہلاکت کی علامت و پیش خیمہ تھا۔
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Scene: The Lord stands poised with the Śārṅga bow like a staff of authority; demons recoil. Iconic flashes of Madhu-Kaiṭabha’s defeat and the foretelling of Kaṃsa’s destruction appear as narrative vignettes around Him.
The Lord safeguards dharma by restraining and destroying adharma—divine power is portrayed as protective justice (daṇḍa).
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the devotional description within the Kāśī section’s narrative.
None; the verse is theological and narrative, emphasizing divine protection rather than ritual acts.