Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
तत्तु रंध्रमवेक्ष्यैव योगमूर्तिस्तदाविशत् । जठरस्थं दितेर्गर्भं चक्रे वज्रेण सप्तधा
tattu raṃdhramavekṣyaiva yogamūrtistadāviśat | jaṭharasthaṃ ditergarbhaṃ cakre vajreṇa saptadhā
ឃើញរន្ធនោះភ្លាម ឥន្ទ្រៈបានទទួលរូបយោគី ហើយចូលទៅនៅពេលនោះ។ ដោយវជ្រៈរបស់ព្រះអង្គ ព្រះអង្គបានបំបែកគភ៌ដែលស្ថិតក្នុងពោះរបស់ទិតិ ជាប្រាំពីរផ្នែក។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: (assembly of sages in frame)
Scene: Indra notices an opening and assumes a yogic subtle form to enter; with the vajra he splits the embryo in Diti’s womb into seven—an intense, morally charged supernatural act.
FAQs
Puranic narratives often show how cosmic order is defended through extraordinary means, even when morally complex.
No new tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Puṣkara-linked vrata narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse describes a decisive mythic act using the vajra.