Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
कालरात्री समासाद्य तं दैत्यं दुष्टचेष्टितम् । उवाच दैत्याधिपते त्यज त्रैलोक्यसंपदम्
kālarātrī samāsādya taṃ daityaṃ duṣṭaceṣṭitam | uvāca daityādhipate tyaja trailokyasaṃpadam
কালৰাত্ৰীয়ে দুষ্ট কৰ্মে লিপ্ত সেই দৈত্যটোৰ ওচৰলৈ গৈ ক’লে: “হে দৈত্যাধিপতি, ত্ৰিলোকৰ সম্পদ তথা আধিপত্য ত্যাগ কৰা।”
Kālārātrī
Scene: Kālārātrī stands before the daitya king in his dark court; with unwavering gaze she delivers the command to abandon the three-world sovereignty; the demon’s arrogance contrasts her controlled power.
FAQs
Adharma is first confronted with a clear warning; rightful rule belongs to dharma-aligned powers, not tyranny.
No tīrtha is specified; the emphasis is on restoring cosmic order within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative.
None; this is a direct command/admonition to the asura.