Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101
प्राह चैवं सुदुर्बुद्धे हन्मि त्वां पश्य मे बलम् । देवानां चापि धर्माणां मूलं मतिमतां तथा । हत्वा त्वामद्य सर्वांस्तांश्छेत्स्ये पश्याद्य मे बलम्
prāha caivaṃ sudurbuddhe hanmi tvāṃ paśya me balam | devānāṃ cāpi dharmāṇāṃ mūlaṃ matimatāṃ tathā | hatvā tvāmadya sarvāṃstāṃśchetsye paśyādya me balam
Et il parla ainsi : « Ô esprit méchant, je vais te tuer, contemple ma force ! Tu es la racine même des dieux et du dharma, ainsi que des sages. En te tuant aujourd'hui, je les abattrai tous, contemple ma puissance aujourd'hui ! »
Tāraka
Scene: Tāraka, intoxicated with power, proclaims he will kill Keśava and thereby uproot devas, dharma, and the wise; his speech is a storm of arrogance.
FAQs
Arrogance and hostility toward dharma and the divine order are hallmarks of asuric delusion and lead to downfall.
None; it is a dramatic speech within the combat narrative.
None.