Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
पातालं चानयामोर्ध्वमधो दध्मोथवा दिवम् । एकमेव हि वा ग्रासं गगनं करवामहे
pātālaṃ cānayāmordhvamadho dadhmothavā divam | ekameva hi vā grāsaṃ gaganaṃ karavāmahe
ہم پاتال کو اوپر کھینچ لا سکتے ہیں، یا آسمانی جنت کو نیچے دھکیل دیں؛ بلکہ ہم تو خود آسمان کو بھی ایک ہی لقمہ بنا کر نگل سکتے ہیں۔
Gaṇas/Pramathas (quoted speech within Skanda’s narration)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Fierce gaṇa-attendants proclaiming impossible cosmic feats—lifting Pātāla, pushing down Svarga, swallowing the sky—set against a smoky, flame-lit Kāśī skyline.
FAQs
The cosmos is not to be manipulated by ego; Dharma and divine sovereignty restrain even the strongest forces.
Kāśī remains the narrative sacred center of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though the verse speaks in cosmic imagery.
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