Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
यदत्रोपचिकीर्षुस्त्वं रक्ष मां दुष्टदानवात् । ममापि हि वरो दत्तो भगवत्या महामुने
yadatropacikīrṣustvaṃ rakṣa māṃ duṣṭadānavāt | mamāpi hi varo datto bhagavatyā mahāmune
اگر تو یہاں سچ مچ مدد کرنا چاہتا ہے تو مجھے اس بدکار دانَو سے بچا۔ اے مہامنی! مجھے بھی بھگوتی دیوی سے ور (نعمت) ملا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: A distressed woman appeals to a great sage: ‘Protect me from the wicked dānava’; a subtle aura indicates a boon received from the Goddess.
FAQs
Divine grace (boon) and human effort (protection) work together—compassionate action fulfills the intent of blessings.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative environment.
None; it is a request for protection and mentions a boon granted by the Goddess.