Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
योषित्सुवध्योऽसि रणं विभुंच शुंभाऽशुभ स्वल्पतरैरहोभिः । मत्तोर्हसि त्वं न वृथैव मूढ ततोऽपयातः स च शंभदानवः
yoṣitsuvadhyo'si raṇaṃ vibhuṃca śuṃbhā'śubha svalpatarairahobhiḥ | mattorhasi tvaṃ na vṛthaiva mūḍha tato'payātaḥ sa ca śaṃbhadānavaḥ
« Ô Shumbha de mauvais augure, tu es destiné à être tué par une femme ; et ta prouesse au combat prendra fin dans quelques jours. Tu ne fais pas le poids contre moi, ne lutte pas en vain, ô imbécile. » Disant cela, ce Danava Shumbha se retira.
Viṣṇu
Scene: A divine speaker delivers a cutting prophecy to Śuṃbha in the midst of a charged battlefield; Śuṃbha, stung by the words, withdraws with wounded pride while weapons and banners stand poised.
FAQs
Pride collapses before Śakti; destiny in the Purāṇas often affirms the victory of dharma through the Divine Feminine.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is prophetic and martial.
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