Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 167
तस्यां ततो निर्गतायां दैत्यशीर्षं व्यकम्पयत् । कंपितं चास्य तद्देहं गतवीर्योऽभवत्क्षणात्
tasyāṃ tato nirgatāyāṃ daityaśīrṣaṃ vyakampayat | kaṃpitaṃ cāsya taddehaṃ gatavīryo'bhavatkṣaṇāt
"Lorsqu'elle se retira de lui, la tête du Daitya commença à trembler ; son corps aussi s'agita, et en un instant sa valeur et sa force furent épuisées."
Narrator
Scene: The asura’s head and body visibly tremble; sweat, widened eyes, slackening grip on weapons. A faint departing aura (the withdrawn protective force) recedes into the sky, while Skanda stands steady in the foreground.
FAQs
Power without dharma is not stable; when divine support withdraws, arrogance collapses immediately.
None is specified; the verse is part of the combat narrative highlighting moral causality.
None.