Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
जीवग्राहेण दुष्टेयं गृह्यतां परुषस्वना । क्रियतां दारुणो दंडो मम वाक्यान्न संशयः
jīvagrāheṇa duṣṭeyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ paruṣasvanā | kriyatāṃ dāruṇo daṃḍo mama vākyānna saṃśayaḥ
সে কঠোরভাবে বলল, 'এই দুষ্টা ও কর্কশভাষিণীকে জীবিত বন্দী কর। আমার আদেশে ইহাকে কঠোর দণ্ড প্রদান কর, এতে কোনো সংশয় নেই।'
Śumbha (implied, issuing orders)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: Śumbha (or the demon leader) snarls an order—‘seize her alive’—as armed dānavas lean forward, weapons ready; the Devī remains unshaken.
FAQs
Adharma speaks in the language of coercion; tyrannical commands reveal inner impurity and invite swift retribution.
Not explicit; the verse continues the Arbuda narrative where Devī’s supremacy will be demonstrated.
None; it depicts adharma (violent intent), serving as a cautionary contrast to dharmic conduct.