Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88
युध्यमानास्तथैवान्ये शक्तिमंतोऽपि दानवाः । भक्ष्यंते मातृभिस्तत्र सायुधाश्च सवाहनाः
yudhyamānāstathaivānye śaktimaṃto'pi dānavāḥ | bhakṣyaṃte mātṛbhistatra sāyudhāśca savāhanāḥ
De même, d'autres Dānavas, bien que puissants et combattants, furent dévorés là par les Mātr̥kās, avec leurs armes et leurs montures.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fierce battlefield where Mātr̥kās devour armed Dānavas along with their weapons and mounts; the scene emphasizes unstoppable divine feminine power and the collapse of demonic might.
FAQs
Worldly strength and armament cannot resist divine śakti when it rises to re-establish dharma.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it contributes to the wider sacred-history tone of the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse describes the action of the Mātr̥kās in battle.