Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
महिषं प्राह मत्तस्त्वं वधं नार्हसि दानव । योषिद्वध्यः पुरोक्तस्त्वं साक्षात्कमलयोनिना
mahiṣaṃ prāha mattastvaṃ vadhaṃ nārhasi dānava | yoṣidvadhyaḥ puroktastvaṃ sākṣātkamalayoninā
ഹരി മഹിഷനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ദാനവാ, എന്റെ കൈകളാൽ നിനക്ക് വധം അർഹമല്ല. കമലയോനിയായ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് തന്നെ മുമ്പേ ‘നീ സ്ത്രീയാൽ വധിക്കപ്പെടും’ എന്നു പ്രസ്താവിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.”
Hari (Viṣṇu/Acyuta) speaking within Sūta’s narration
Scene: Hari stands over the revived Mahīṣa and speaks with calm authority, declaring that Mahīṣa is not to be slain by him because Brahmā had ordained his death by a woman; Mahīṣa listens, chastened yet still demonic.
FAQs
Cosmic order (dharma) includes the binding force of boons and destinies; the divine works within that law to bring the ordained resolution.
No specific tīrtha is glorified in this verse; it centers on the boon/destiny behind Mahiṣa’s death.
None; the verse explains a doctrinal point about a boon (vara) and predestined slaying.