इत्यादयो मुने क्षेत्रं दुर्वृत्तरुधिरप्रियाः । त्रासयंतो दुराचारान्रक्षंति परितः सदा
ityādayo mune kṣetraṃ durvṛttarudhirapriyāḥ | trāsayaṃto durācārānrakṣaṃti paritaḥ sadā
اے مُنی! ایسے ہی—بدکردار اور خون کے شائق—ہمیشہ چاروں طرف سے اس مقدّس کھیتر کی نگہبانی کرتے ہیں اور بدعملوں کو خوف زدہ کر کے دور رکھتے ہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: a sage (muni)
Scene: A panoramic view of Kāśī-kṣetra encircled by fierce guardians at all sides, driving away wrongdoers; the holy field glows at the center while shadowy figures of dūrācāra retreat in fear.
A sacred place sustains dharma: it shelters the devoted while driving away persistent wrongdoing.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a kṣetra guarded on every side.
No explicit rite is given; the emphasis is on ethical conduct and the kṣetra’s protective power.