Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112
अथाऽसौ सचिवैः सार्द्धं समंतात्पर्यवेष्टयत् । प्रग्रहार्थं तु तां देवीं कामबाणप्रपीडितः
athā'sau sacivaiḥ sārddhaṃ samaṃtātparyaveṣṭayat | pragrahārthaṃ tu tāṃ devīṃ kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ
Da umzingelte er sie zusammen mit seinen Ministern von allen Seiten—um die Göttin zu ergreifen, gepeinigt von den Pfeilen der Begierde.
Narrator (purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa → Arbuda-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Scene: The dānava with his ministers forms a ring around the lion-mounted Goddess, attempting capture; the air is taut before combat, with the Devi at the calm center of a hostile circle.
FAQs
When desire becomes violence, it turns into grave adharma; sacred narratives show that such acts invite divine retribution.
Arbuda, the holy setting where adharma is confronted by divine power.
None; it is narrative description of an unethical act.