Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
तद्राज्यमानय वलादस्माकं महिषासुर । वीर्यं प्रकटयस्वाद्य प्रभावमपि चात्मनः
tadrājyamānaya valādasmākaṃ mahiṣāsura | vīryaṃ prakaṭayasvādya prabhāvamapi cātmanaḥ
Ainsi donc, ô Mahiṣāsura, ramène-nous ce royaume par la force. Manifeste aujourd’hui ta vaillance, ainsi que la pleine mesure de ta puissance et de ta splendeur.
Danujas/Asuras (addressing Mahiṣāsura)
Scene: Asura elders exhort Mahiṣāsura to reclaim Svarga; Mahiṣa stands armed, radiating confidence, with banners and drums ready.
FAQs
It highlights how ambition and force are invoked for rule—setting up the Purāṇic contrast between ego-driven power and divinely grounded dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of Setukhaṇḍa’s larger sacred-geography narrative arc.
None; it is a martial exhortation within the story.