Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
त्वद्बलेन महेशान न कोपि स्थैर्यमेष्यति । ममपादतलाघातादेतद्वै क्षोणिमंडलम्
tvadbalena maheśāna na kopi sthairyameṣyati | mamapādatalāghātādetadvai kṣoṇimaṃḍalam
اے مہیشان! تیرے ہی بل سے کوئی بھی ثابت قدم نہ رہ سکے گا۔ میرے پاؤں کے تلوے کی ضرب سے یہ سارا کرۂ ارض یقیناً لرز اٹھے گا۔
Same speaker; directly addresses Maheśāna (Śiva) as the source of power
Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee-warrior addresses Maheśāna: ‘By your power none can stand firm’; the earth-sphere trembles as the sole of his foot strikes, implying Śiva’s force coursing through him.
FAQs
All extraordinary strength is attributed to Maheśāna; the devotee’s might is presented as borrowed from the Lord.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, though the verse itself is a praise of Śiva’s empowering force.
None.