Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
ततश्च मेषरूपेण क्लेशं तस्याश्चकार सः । ततो भुजंगरूपेण बद्धा चरणयोर्द्वयोः
tataśca meṣarūpeṇa kleśaṃ tasyāścakāra saḥ | tato bhujaṃgarūpeṇa baddhā caraṇayordvayoḥ
Ensuite, sous la forme d’un bélier, il lui infligea des tourments ; puis, sous la forme d’un serpent, il s’enroula en liant ses deux pieds.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sequential vignette: first a ram butting or circling to harass; then a serpent coiling around the woman’s feet, attempting to bind her; her posture remains firm, suggesting inner immovability.
FAQs
Fear and bodily hardship are depicted as tests; endurance in dharma preserves spiritual power.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the tapas narrative context.
None; the verse illustrates impediments (vighna) faced by a practitioner.