Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
इतरेषां न संख्यास्ति सुरजातिनिकायिनाम् । जघ्ने स कोटिशः क्रद्धः कालनेमिर्मदोत्कटः
itareṣāṃ na saṃkhyāsti surajātinikāyinām | jaghne sa koṭiśaḥ kraddhaḥ kālanemirmadotkaṭaḥ
As for the other hosts of celestial races, they were beyond all counting. Enraged, Kālanemi—swollen with pride—slew them in crores.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Kālanemi, swollen with pride, rages through innumerable celestial clans; the composition should feel overcrowded—waves of beings collapsing, banners snapping, the sky darkened by dust and weapon-flight.
FAQs
Madā (arrogant intoxication) magnifies destruction; Purāṇic dharma repeatedly identifies pride as a root of ruin and a cause for divine correction.
No tīrtha is named here.
None.