Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
कपालहस्ता विकटा भक्षयन्ती सुरासुरान् । नृत्यन्ती च हसन्ती च विपरीता महारवा
kapālahastā vikaṭā bhakṣayantī surāsurān | nṛtyantī ca hasantī ca viparītā mahāravā
Tenant un crâne en sa main, d’aspect monstrueux, elle dévorait dieux et asuras sans distinction ; dansant et riant, le corps renversé, elle tonnait d’un rugissement puissant.
Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the account)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā tīrtha milieu)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fierce goddess with a skull in hand, grotesque yet divine, dances upside-down while laughing; around her, devas and asuras are shown as tiny, being consumed in a cosmic whirl; the air vibrates with a roaring sound.
FAQs
Fierce divinity transcends ordinary categories; the same power that terrifies also liberates by destroying the roots of adharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.