Śrī Kāmākṣī–Mahātripurasundarī: Immanence of Śakti and Cosmic Administration
Lalitopākhyāna
भिक्षां ज्योतिर्मयीं तस्मै दत्त्वा क्षिप्रं तिरोदधे / क्षणाद्ब्रह्मकपालं तत्प्रच्युतं तन्नखाग्रतः
bhikṣāṃ jyotirmayīṃ tasmai dattvā kṣipraṃ tirodadhe / kṣaṇādbrahmakapālaṃ tatpracyutaṃ tannakhāgrataḥ
She gave him alms made of radiance, and swiftly vanished. In that very instant, Brahmā’s kapāla slipped free and fell from the tip of his nail.