Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 110
ततस्तं लोलुपं दृष्ट्वा सा देवी कोपसंयुता । अस्मरद्वाहनं सिंहं समायातः स साऽरुहत्
tatastaṃ lolupaṃ dṛṣṭvā sā devī kopasaṃyutā | asmaradvāhanaṃ siṃhaṃ samāyātaḥ sa sā'ruhat
Alors, voyant cet homme avide, la Déesse fut saisie de colère. Elle se souvint de son lion, sa monture ; lorsqu’il vint, elle le chevaucha.
Narrator (purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa → Arbuda-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: peak
Scene: The Goddess, eyes blazing with controlled fury, recalls her lion; the lion appears as if summoned from the sacred mountain’s energy, and she mounts it in one fluid motion.
FAQs
Divine power protects dharma; when boundaries are violated, the Goddess manifests protective authority.
Arbuda, depicted as a domain under the Goddess’s immediate guardianship.
None; the verse describes the Goddess invoking her vāhana as a sign of protection.