Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
विश्वानरः सपत्नीकस्तच्छ्रुत्वा नारदेरितम् । तदैव मन्यमानोभूद्वज्रपातं सुदारुणम्
viśvānaraḥ sapatnīkastacchrutvā nāraderitam | tadaiva manyamānobhūdvajrapātaṃ sudāruṇam
Viśvānara cùng với hiền thê, nghe lời Nārada truyền dạy, liền tức khắc tưởng như bị một cú sét Vajra giáng xuống, kinh hoàng khôn tả.
Narrator (Skanda-to-Agastya context, deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (traditional)
Scene: Inside a modest dwelling in Kāśī, Viśvānara and his wife freeze as Nārada’s message lands like a thunderbolt; the air feels split, lamps tremble, faces blanch in sudden dread.
FAQs
When danger is foretold, the mind naturally trembles; the teaching prepares one for steadiness and dharmic response.
The overarching setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse is narrative and does not name a specific tīrtha.
None.