Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
देवीं परिजिहीर्षू तौ विषमेषु प्रपीडितौ । दिवोवतेरतुः क्षिप्रं मायां स्वीकृत्य शांबरीम्
devīṃ parijihīrṣū tau viṣameṣu prapīḍitau | divovateratuḥ kṣipraṃ māyāṃ svīkṛtya śāṃbarīm
দেবীকে অপহরণ করার বাসনায়, দুরূহ কূটচালে পীড়িত সেই দুইজন দ্রুত স্বর্গ থেকে নেমে শাম্বরী মায়া গ্রহণ করল।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The two daityas, intent on abducting the Goddess, rapidly descend from the sky cloaked in Śambara-like illusion—shifting forms, smoky glamour, deceptive veils—approaching the luminous Devī.
FAQs
Adharma relies on māyā and coercion, but such schemes collapse before the Divine; the devotee is urged to seek truth and refuge in Devī.
The episode sits within Kāśī’s Mahātmya (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), underscoring the sanctity of the region guarded by divine power.
None stated; the verse describes the demons’ strategy (māyā) and descent.