Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
अथ चेद्गर्वलेशोऽस्ति तदायाहि समाजये । अथवा जीविताकांक्षी तदिंद्रं शरणं व्रज
atha cedgarvaleśo'sti tadāyāhi samājaye | athavā jīvitākāṃkṣī tadiṃdraṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
اگر غرور کا ذرّہ بھر بھی باقی ہے تو آؤ—میدانِ جنگ میں آمنے سامنے ہو۔ ورنہ اگر زندگی چاہتے ہو تو اندر کی پناہ اختیار کرو۔
Kālārātrī
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stern divine emissary offers an ultimatum: if pride remains, come to battle; if life is desired, seek Indra’s refuge. The asura stands tense, torn between ego and survival.
FAQs
Pride invites destruction; humility and surrender avert ruin—even for an enemy of dharma.
No site is directly mentioned; the verse is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharmic storyline.
None; the instruction is ethical and strategic—abandon pride, choose surrender or face battle.