Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
व्यास उवाच । शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि कर्णाटकविचेष्टितम् । देवानां दानवानां यो दुःसहो वीर्यदर्पितः
vyāsa uvāca | śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi karṇāṭakaviceṣṭitam | devānāṃ dānavānāṃ yo duḥsaho vīryadarpitaḥ
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Vyāsa
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Vyāsa begins narration to the king: a poised sage raising a hand in teaching gesture, the king attentive; in the background, a faint visionary tableau of a towering asura ‘Karṇāṭaka’ radiating arrogant power, troubling both devas and dānavas.
FAQs
Power (vīrya) becomes destructive when joined with pride (darpa); Purāṇic dharma repeatedly warns that arrogance makes one a burden even to great beings and invites downfall.
This verse is a narrative introduction and does not yet name a particular tīrtha; the Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa framework generally situates the account within the sacred forest (Dharmāraṇya) mahatmya context.
None in this verse; it functions as a setup for the coming account (ākhyāna) rather than giving vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa instructions.