Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
महावीरोसि रे भद्र मम सर्वगणेष्विह । वीरभद्राख्यया त्वं हि प्रथितिं परमां व्रज
mahāvīrosi re bhadra mama sarvagaṇeṣviha | vīrabhadrākhyayā tvaṃ hi prathitiṃ paramāṃ vraja
اے بھدر! تو یہاں میرے تمام گنوں میں سچ مچ مہاویر ہے۔ اس لیے ‘ویر بھدر’ کے نام سے آگے بڑھ اور اعلیٰ ترین شہرت حاصل کر۔
Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta) as narrative setting; Dakṣa-yajña site (Kankhal) as mythic reference
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vīrabhadra (newly named gaṇa-leader)
Scene: Śiva, serene yet formidable, addresses a newly appointed gaṇa-hero, bestowing the name Vīrabhadra and a mandate; the gaṇas stand in reverent ranks amid a Śaiva aura.
FAQs
Divine duty (dharma) is entrusted to the worthy; true renown arises from service aligned with Śiva’s command.
The broader frame is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on Śiva’s gaṇa-commission rather than a single tīrtha.
None; this verse is a narrative bestowal of a name and mission.