Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
वृकस्यापि न सन्देहो विभवेन समन्वितम् । नो चेत्प्राणान्हरिष्यामि सेंद्रस्य तव शंकर
vṛkasyāpi na sandeho vibhavena samanvitam | no cetprāṇānhariṣyāmi seṃdrasya tava śaṃkara
Même pour Vṛka, il n’y a point de doute : (je saisirai) la splendeur et la puissance que tu revendiques. Sinon, ô Śaṅkara, je t’ôterai la vie, fût-ce avec Indra lui-même.
Adhaka
Scene: A brazen antagonist threatens Śaṅkara, boasting of seizing splendor and even killing him along with Indra—an extreme moment of hubris before inevitable divine response.
FAQs
Boastful power that challenges the divine is portrayed as adharma; Purāṇas use such threats to highlight the limits of ego-driven strength.
No site is praised directly in this verse; it continues the conflict that frames the chapter’s sacred-geography emphasis.
None.