Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
करमुष्टिप्रहारेण सोऽपि देव्या निपातितः । ततो देवी मदोन्मत्तं गदया व्यसुमातनोत्
karamuṣṭiprahāreṇa so'pi devyā nipātitaḥ | tato devī madonmattaṃ gadayā vyasumātanot
Lui aussi fut terrassé par la Déesse sous les coups de ses mains et de ses poings. Puis la Déesse frappa de sa massue l’ennemi ivre d’orgueil et lui ôta la vie.
Sūta (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Karāla is felled by the Goddess’ bare-handed blows; then an intoxicated enemy staggers, only to be crushed by her mace—dynamic, close-range, dust swirling around their feet.
FAQs
Pride-intoxication (mada) is a chief enemy of dharma; Devī subdues it directly, showing that arrogance is spiritually fatal.
Setu-kṣetra is the implied sacred setting where Devī’s protection is praised.
No explicit ritual instruction is stated.