Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
तां विसंज्ञामथो वीक्ष्य त्यक्त्वा पादौ शतक्रतुः । प्रविवेशोदरं तस्यास्तीक्ष्णं शस्त्रं करे दधत् । तेनाऽसौ सप्तधा चके गर्भं शस्त्रेण देवपः
tāṃ visaṃjñāmatho vīkṣya tyaktvā pādau śatakratuḥ | praviveśodaraṃ tasyāstīkṣṇaṃ śastraṃ kare dadhat | tenā'sau saptadhā cake garbhaṃ śastreṇa devapaḥ
La voyant inconsciente, Śatakratu lâcha ses pieds, pénétra dans son ventre une arme tranchante à la main, et coupa le fœtus en sept parties.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra (Śatakratu) stealthily enters the womb of Diti holding a sharp weapon, the scene charged with secrecy and moral tension; Diti lies unconscious.
FAQs
Power used through fear and deceit is condemned; even divine figures are shown accountable to moral order in Purāṇic storytelling.
This verse itself does not name a location; it supports the broader māhātmya’s sacred narrative framework.
None; it is a mythic event description.