Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
निरगान्महिषो दीनस्ततस्तस्मा ज्जलाशयात् । आयांतमसुरं देवी पादेनाक्रम्य मूर्द्धनि
niragānmahiṣo dīnastatastasmā jjalāśayāt | āyāṃtamasuraṃ devī pādenākramya mūrddhani
Alors le démon-buffle sortit, misérable, de ce réservoir. Comme l’asura s’avançait, la Déesse posa son pied sur sa tête.
Narrator
Tirtha: Dharmapuṣkariṇī
Type: kund
Listener: Viprāḥ / Ṛṣis
Scene: From the emptied tank, the wretched buffalo-demon rises; Devī steps forward and pins his head under her foot—an iconic moment of victory and cosmic order restored.
FAQs
Adharma loses its ground when confronted by Divine authority; arrogance is subdued at its very ‘head’.
The action centers on the jalāśaya identified in the passage as Dharmapuṣkariṇī.
None; the verse narrates the subjugation preceding the asura’s death.