Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
हत्वा दैत्यान्यथा भूयः शक्रः स्वपदमाप्नुयात् । तथा कुरु महाभागे वर एषोऽस्मदीप्सितः
hatvā daityānyathā bhūyaḥ śakraḥ svapadamāpnuyāt | tathā kuru mahābhāge vara eṣo'smadīpsitaḥ
Nachdem die Daityas erschlagen sind, möge Śakra (Indra) wieder seinen eigenen Rang erlangen—so handle, o überaus glückselige Göttin. Dies ist die Gabe, die wir erbitten.
Devas
Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas formally request the boon: Devī should slay the daityas so that Indra regains his throne; Devī’s aura intensifies, signaling imminent action.
FAQs
The righteous seek not domination but restoration of rightful order—leadership (Indra’s post) aligned with dharma.
No specific tīrtha is referenced; the verse is a boon-request within the Arbuda narrative.
None; it is a direct petition for divine intervention against the Daityas.