Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24
दुर्गाया वाहनं सिंहं करेण विचकर्ष च । ततः सिंहः करं तस्य विचकर्त नखांकुरैः
durgāyā vāhanaṃ siṃhaṃ kareṇa vicakarṣa ca | tataḥ siṃhaḥ karaṃ tasya vicakarta nakhāṃkuraiḥ
Er packte mit der Hand Durgās Reittier, den Löwen, und zerrte ihn fort. Da zerriss der Löwe jene Hand mit den Spitzen seiner Klauen.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Elephant-formed asura grabs and drags Durgā’s lion by the hand; instantly the lion rips the grasping hand with sharp claw-tips, freeing itself in a burst of ferocity.
FAQs
Even the supports of the Divine (vāhana, attendants) are empowered; dharma’s ecosystem defends itself against oppression.
The Setu sacred region remains the overarching context; this verse is a combat detail within that narrative.
None.