Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67
येन वै पठ्यमानेन जायते तस्य वेदना । भुवनद्वयराज्येन दैत्यो देवान्न मन्यते
yena vai paṭhyamānena jāyate tasya vedanā | bhuvanadvayarājyena daityo devānna manyate
Cette leçon, lorsqu’elle était récitée, lui causait de la douleur. Détenant la souveraineté sur les deux mondes, le Daitya ne tenait plus les Devas en aucune estime.
Skanda (contextual, within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A daitya-king, crowned and radiant with conquest, grimaces in irritation as sacred instruction is recited; devas are shown diminished in the background, emphasizing his contempt and the imbalance of dharma.
FAQs
Power without humility breeds contempt for the divine; such arrogance becomes the cause of downfall in Purāṇic ethics.
The instruction is delivered within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), using the tale to underline dharma in a sacred-geographical frame.
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