Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 122
तथा चंद्रमसं देवं पादांगुष्ठेन लीलया । धर्षयामास वलवान्स्मयमानो गणेश्वरः
tathā caṃdramasaṃ devaṃ pādāṃguṣṭhena līlayā | dharṣayāmāsa valavānsmayamāno gaṇeśvaraḥ
De même, souriant, le puissant seigneur des gaṇas outragea et dompta le dieu Lune avec son gros orteil, comme si ce n’était qu’un jeu.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Assembly of sages
Scene: A smiling gaṇa-lord lightly presses or taps the Moon-god with his big toe, subduing him; Candra’s crescent and cool aura dim as attendants and sages watch in astonishment.
FAQs
Cosmic luminaries too are shown as powerless before the force that restores dharmic balance.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None; the verse is descriptive of a mythic confrontation.