Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
ततः सुरान्विजेष्यामो भोक्ष्यामोऽथ जगत्त्रयम् । युक्तोपायोऽहि पुरुषः स्थिरश्रीरेव जायते
tataḥ surānvijeṣyāmo bhokṣyāmo'tha jagattrayam | yuktopāyo'hi puruṣaḥ sthiraśrīreva jāyate
Thereafter we shall conquer the gods and then enjoy the three worlds. For the man who employs proper means indeed becomes one whose prosperity is steadfast.
Tāraka
Listener: Audience/ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: The Asura outlines a stepwise plan: first tapas, then victory over gods, then enjoyment of the three worlds; the assembly listens as if receiving a nīti-śāstra lesson.
FAQs
Method and discipline bring stability, but Purāṇic dharma insists that “proper means” must be ethically aligned, not merely effective.
None; this is a statement about conquest and strategy.
None explicitly, beyond the implied continuation of tapas as a means.