Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93
ततस्त्रिशूलेन हतो हृदये निपपात ह । मूर्छां विहाय दैत्योऽसौ मायां कृत्वा च राक्षसीम्
tatastriśūlena hato hṛdaye nipapāta ha | mūrchāṃ vihāya daityo'sau māyāṃ kṛtvā ca rākṣasīm
Puis, frappé au cœur par un trident, il s’effondra. Rejetant son évanouissement, ce Daitya façonna une māyā, une illusion à l’aspect de rākṣasī.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: The asura is pierced in the heart by a trident and collapses; then, shaking off unconsciousness, he conjures a terrifying rākṣasī-like illusion—smoke, shadows, and a sudden monstrous feminine apparition.
FAQs
When direct force fails, adharma turns to deception (māyā); dharmic power must discern and overcome illusion.
The episode belongs to Dharmāraṇya’s sacred narrative cycle; no specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.