Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
यस्मिन्पतति तद्दिव्यं दृप्तस्य त्रिपुरं महत् । न तत्र ब्राह्मणा देवा गावो नैव तु जन्तवः
yasminpatati taddivyaṃ dṛptasya tripuraṃ mahat | na tatra brāhmaṇā devā gāvo naiva tu jantavaḥ
ആ അഹങ്കാരിയുടെ ദിവ്യവും മഹത്തുമായ ത്രിപുരം എവിടെ പതിക്കുമോ, അവിടെ ബ്രാഹ്മണരും ഇല്ല, ദേവന്മാരും ഇല്ല, പശുക്കളും ഇല്ല—ഒരു ജീവിയും ശേഷിക്കില്ല.
Devas (speaking to Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gigantic, radiant yet ominous Tripura-form ‘descending’ like a moving fortress; below it, a barren expanse with no people, no cattle, no signs of worship—only scorched earth.
FAQs
Dharma is recognized by the protection of sacred life—brāhmaṇas, devas (worship), and cows; tyranny erases these supports of order.
No single tirtha is identified; the verse describes widespread devastation as the impetus for divine intervention.
None directly; the verse implies the dharmic ideal of protecting brāhmaṇas and cows.