Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 134
पितामह वरं देवा मन्यंते दानवाधम । गौरवात्तस्य तेन त्वमात्मानं मन्यसेऽधिकम्
pitāmaha varaṃ devā manyaṃte dānavādhama | gauravāttasya tena tvamātmānaṃ manyase'dhikam
ഹേ ദാനവാധമാ! ദേവന്മാർ പിതാമഹനെ (ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ) പരമനെന്ന് കരുതുന്നു; അവന്റെ ഗൗരവം കൊണ്ടാണ് നീ നിന്നെ മേലാളനെന്ന് വിചാരിക്കുന്നത്.
Devī (a goddess/Divine Lady addressing a Dānava in battle)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devi derides the ‘vilest of Dānavas,’ pointing out that the gods’ reverence for Brahmā has inflated the demon’s ego; the scene is a charged verbal duel before weapons fly.
FAQs
Pride based on borrowed prestige is condemned; true greatness aligns with dharma and reverence without arrogance.
The broader setting is Arbuda within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa; this verse itself is part of a battle dialogue and does not directly praise a tīrtha.
None; the verse is a moral rebuke within a martial episode.