Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
स विद्धोऽपि स्वयं तेन त्रिशूलेन महासुरः । ब्रह्मणो वरमाहात्म्यान्नैव प्राणैविर्युज्यते
sa viddho'pi svayaṃ tena triśūlena mahāsuraḥ | brahmaṇo varamāhātmyānnaiva prāṇaiviryujyate
അതേ ത്രിശൂലത്തിൽ വേദനപ്പെട്ടിട്ടും ആ മഹാസുരൻ പ്രാണൻ വിട്ടില്ല; ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ വരദാനത്തിന്റെ മഹിമ കൊണ്ടായിരുന്നു അത്।
Sūta (implied continuation of narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The demon, impaled yet unfallen, stands defiant—trident wound visible—while the aura of Brahmā’s boon shields his life-breath, astonishing both hosts.
FAQs
Boons and powers operate within cosmic law; they can postpone consequences but cannot ultimately sanctify arrogance or negate dharma.
The verse sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative sequence; it does not itself name a tīrtha-act.
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