Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38
गतं न पश्यत्यात्मानं प्रजासंतापनेन च । गृहीत्वा शक्रभार्यां स गतो वै दानवोत्तमः
gataṃ na paśyatyātmānaṃ prajāsaṃtāpanena ca | gṛhītvā śakrabhāryāṃ sa gato vai dānavottamaḥ
Aveuglé par la souffrance qu’il infligeait au peuple, il ne vit pas sa propre chute. Ayant saisi l’épouse de Śakra, ce premier des Dānavas s’en alla véritablement.
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating)
Listener: pārthiva-sattama (addressed king)
Scene: The Dānava, intoxicated with power, carries off Śakra’s wife; the scene is charged with moral tension—Indrāṇī distressed, devas aghast, the abductor striding away under a darkened sky.
FAQs
Oppressing others blinds one to imminent ruin; adharma carries its own consequences (karma) even when power seems secure.
No explicit tīrtha is praised in this verse.
None.