Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
तत्रागतं समीक्ष्याथ नमुचिः क्रोधमूर्छितः । हत्वा शूलेन देवेंद्रं प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्
tatrāgataṃ samīkṣyātha namuciḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ | hatvā śūlena deveṃdraṃ prahasannidamabravīt
Le voyant arriver là, Namuci, ivre de colère, frappa Devendra avec un trident ; puis, en riant, il prononça ces mots.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Type: tīra
Scene: Namuci, eyes reddened with rage, confronts Indra at the shore; with a sharp thrust of a trident he fells Devendra, then laughs, towering over the fallen king of gods.
FAQs
Uncontrolled anger and mockery are marks of adharma; they precede ruin even when temporary victory is gained.
No tīrtha is explicitly praised; the verse continues the battle account within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
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