तेषां च संछिदां कर्तुमहं धृतकुठारकः । ये काश्यां विघ्नहर्तारो ये काश्यां धर्मबुद्धयः
teṣāṃ ca saṃchidāṃ kartumahaṃ dhṛtakuṭhārakaḥ | ye kāśyāṃ vighnahartāro ye kāśyāṃ dharmabuddhayaḥ
ان (رکاوٹ ڈالنے والوں) کو کاٹ گرانے کے لیے میں کلہاڑا تھامے ہوئے ہوں۔ مگر کاشی میں جو رکاوٹیں دور کرتے ہیں اور جو کاشی میں دین/دھرم کی نیت رکھتے ہیں—
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya; quoted speech of the described guardian implied)
Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)
Scene: A guardian figure brandishes an axe to sever the ‘obstruction’ embodied as thorny vines/demonic forms, while blessing dharma-minded helpers who clear the path to shrines and ghāṭas.
Sacred space is moral space: Kāśī protects the dhārmic and confronts those who harm the spiritual welfare of others.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī protective geography narrative—depicting a guardian principle that preserves dharma within the city.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on conduct—be dharma-minded and a remover of vighnas within Kāśī.