Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 130
स्त्रियं त्वां नोत्सहे हंतुं पौरुषे च व्यवस्थितः । असकृन्निर्जितः संख्ये मया शक्रः सुरैः सह
striyaṃ tvāṃ notsahe haṃtuṃ pauruṣe ca vyavasthitaḥ | asakṛnnirjitaḥ saṃkhye mayā śakraḥ suraiḥ saha
„Weil du eine Frau bist, will ich dich nicht töten, obgleich ich fest in männlicher Tapferkeit stehe. Oft habe ich im Kampf Śakra (Indra) samt den Göttern besiegt.“
King (pārthiva; exact name not in snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame) / Arbuda-parvata (section)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The antagonist stands armed, proclaiming repeated victories over Indra and the gods; the woman/devī remains unshaken, suggesting imminent reversal.
FAQs
Boasting of victories—even over gods—cannot protect one from the consequences of adharma and disrespect toward Devī.
The Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative context (Arbuda sacred region) frames the episode; no named tīrtha is praised in this line.
None.