Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
अहमेव भविष्यामि मान्यस्त्रिजगतीपतिः । आहरिष्यामि देवानामक्षयाः सर्वसंपदः
ahameva bhaviṣyāmi mānyastrijagatīpatiḥ | āhariṣyāmi devānāmakṣayāḥ sarvasaṃpadaḥ
«Moi seul deviendrai le seigneur honoré des trois mondes. J’arracherai aux dieux toutes leurs richesses et prospérités inépuisables.»
Skanda (quoting the Daitya’s intent; narration to Agastya inferred)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark-crowned antagonist stands before a celestial treasury, proclaiming tri-loka lordship; devas recoil; the sky churns as dharma trembles.
FAQs
Unchecked pride and covetousness are hallmarks of adharma and lead to conflict with cosmic order.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is narrative within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; it is a statement of intent and ambition.