Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
यावदादित्सति व्याघ्रस्तावदाविरभूद्धरः । जगद्रक्षामणिस्त्र्यक्षो भक्तरक्षण दक्षधीः
yāvadāditsati vyāghrastāvadāvirabhūddharaḥ | jagadrakṣāmaṇistryakṣo bhaktarakṣaṇa dakṣadhīḥ
Ngay khi hổ sắp vồ, Đấng Nâng Đỡ (Śiva) liền hiện thân tức khắc—ba mắt, như bảo châu hộ trì thế gian, với chí nguyện sắc bén khéo gìn giữ các tín đồ.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī liṅga-sthāna (devotee-worshipped liṅga)
Type: temple
Listener: Pilgrimage audience within the Kāśī-māhātmya frame
Scene: At the instant a tiger is about to strike, Śiva—three-eyed and radiant—bursts forth in protection, embodying swift guardianship and unwavering resolve to save His devotee.
FAQs
At the critical moment, Śiva manifests to protect the devotee—divine grace responds to imminent danger.
Kāśī, through a local episode that grounds Śiva’s protective power in the sacred landscape and its liṅga tradition.
None directly; the verse highlights Śiva’s immediate protective presence, a basis for later worship and praise.