Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
इति दुंदुभिनिर्ह्रादो मतिं कृत्वा कुलोचिताम् । प्राप्यापि काशीं दुर्वृत्तो मायावी न्यवधीद्द्विजान्
iti duṃdubhinirhrādo matiṃ kṛtvā kulocitām | prāpyāpi kāśīṃ durvṛtto māyāvī nyavadhīddvijān
اس طرح دُندوبھی نِرہراڈ نے اپنے (شیطانی) نسب کے شایانِ شان عزم کیا، کاشی پہنچا؛ اور اس بدکار، مکار نے برہمنوں کو قتل کر دیا۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Duṃdubhi-nirhrāda arrives at Kāśī; despite the sacred setting, he murders brāhmaṇas—his wickedness and illusion contrasted with the city’s sanctity.
FAQs
Even in the holiest places, adharma may appear; the Purāṇic frame emphasizes that such acts ultimately lead to the triumph of divine justice.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), named explicitly, as the sacred stage where dharma is tested and protected.
None; it is a narrative verse describing the demon’s deeds.