Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85
सोऽपि दैत्यस्ततस्तस्या बाणेनैकेन वक्षसि । असावपि त्रिशूलेन घातितः कश्मलं गतः
so'pi daityastatastasyā bāṇenaikena vakṣasi | asāvapi triśūlena ghātitaḥ kaśmalaṃ gataḥ
Jener Daitya traf sie mit einem einzigen Pfeil in die Brust; doch er selbst wurde vom Dreizack der Göttin niedergestreckt und fiel in Verderben und Schrecken.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya’s arrow hits Devī’s chest; immediately Devī’s triśūla strikes the daitya, who collapses in भय/कश्मल, the onlookers stunned by the swift reversal.
FAQs
Even if evil can momentarily harm, it cannot withstand the dharmic force embodied by the Devī’s trident.
Dharmāraṇya, where the presiding Goddess ensures the protection of devotees and sacred order.
None; the verse focuses on the turning point of divine combat.