Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
समादाय महाबाहुः स तदा मित्रजिन्नृपः । जहर्ष च जगादोच्चैर्बालायाश्चाभयं दिशन्
samādāya mahābāhuḥ sa tadā mitrajinnṛpaḥ | jaharṣa ca jagādoccairbālāyāścābhayaṃ diśan
تب قوی بازو بادشاہ مترجِت نے اسے اٹھا لیا؛ خوش ہو کر بلند آواز سے پکارا اور دوشیزہ کو اَبھَے، یعنی بےخوفی، عطا کی۔
Narrator (contextually Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: King Mitrajit, broad-armed, lifts the radiant triśūla with joy; his raised voice rings out as his other hand gestures protection toward the maiden, whose fear begins to dissolve.
FAQs
To uphold dharma, a ruler must actively remove fear and ensure protection—abhaya is a sacred gift.
Kāśī is the underlying sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where righteous kingship aligns with the city’s sanctity.
No explicit ritual; it emphasizes ethical duty (rāja-dharma) expressed as protection.