Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 99
युध्यते स पुनर्दैत्यः कर्णाटो मदपूरितः । ततो देवी प्रकुपिता मातंगी मदपूरिता
yudhyate sa punardaityaḥ karṇāṭo madapūritaḥ | tato devī prakupitā mātaṃgī madapūritā
Ce daitya, Karnata, combattit de nouveau, gonflé d'ivresse. Alors la Déesse Matangi, éveillée à une colère féroce, surgit avec puissance.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Dharmāraṇya context; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Scene: Karṇāṭa the daitya fights again, swollen with intoxication; Mātaṅgī’s wrath intensifies, her power surging like a dark storm over the battlefield.
FAQs
Pride and intoxication empower the asuric temperament, but the Goddess’s awakened wrath symbolizes dharma’s decisive corrective force.
The narrative belongs to Dharmāraṇya’s sacred landscape, though this verse emphasizes the conflict rather than pilgrimage merit.
No ritual is prescribed here; it frames the demon’s renewed aggression and the Goddess’s response.