Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
इति वक्तुं महादेव्या महामंगलरूपया । त्वदंतिके प्रेषिताहं मृत्युस्ते तदुपेक्षया
iti vaktuṃ mahādevyā mahāmaṃgalarūpayā | tvadaṃtike preṣitāhaṃ mṛtyuste tadupekṣayā
یہ بات کہنے کے لیے، عظیم دیوی—جو سراسر اعلیٰ برکت کی صورت ہے—نے مجھے تمہارے پاس بھیجا ہے۔ اگر تم اسے نظرانداز کرو گے تو اسی غفلت کے سبب موت تمہاری ہوگی۔
Kālārātrī
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A messenger stands before the asura, declaring she is sent by the Great Goddess—supremely auspicious—delivering a final warning: disregard equals death. The aura of Devī is implied as a radiant presence behind the envoy.
FAQs
Divine instruction is itself grace; to ignore it is to choose one’s own downfall.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the authority of Mahādevī within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative.
None; it is a theological warning about the consequences of contempt toward divine command.