Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
गृहीत्वा ह्यमृतं देवैर्वयं पाने नियोजिताः । एतया चूर्णिता यूयं न जानीथातिगर्विताः
gṛhītvā hyamṛtaṃ devairvayaṃ pāne niyojitāḥ | etayā cūrṇitā yūyaṃ na jānīthātigarvitāḥ
«Après que les Devas se furent emparés de l’amṛta, nous n’avons été assignés qu’à boire. Vous, enflés d’orgueil, ne savez pas que vous avez été broyés par elle (la ruse).»
Narrator quoting a party in the Deva–Asura dispute (context suggests Daitya/Asura speech about Mohinī’s stratagem)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (narrative frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas holding the amṛta vessel while Dānavas are left with mere ‘drinking duty’; a feminine figure of deception (Mohinī implied) stands as the agent of delusion; Dānava speaker rebukes the proud.
FAQs
Pride blinds discernment; delusion (māyā) defeats those who ignore dharma and wise counsel.
The immediate setting remains the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya frame; the verse itself is mythic narration rather than a tīrtha-description.
None; it is a dramatic statement within the amṛta narrative.