Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
येन शूर्पणखा ध्वस्ता राक्षसी सा च दारुणा । लीलयापि ममादेशात्सोयमेवंविधः स्थितः
yena śūrpaṇakhā dhvastā rākṣasī sā ca dāruṇā | līlayāpi mamādeśātsoyamevaṃvidhaḥ sthitaḥ
ज्याच्या पराक्रमाने ती दारुण राक्षसी शूर्पणखा नष्ट झाली, तोच आता माझ्या आज्ञेमात्राने—जणू खेळत—अशा अवस्थेत पडला आहे।
Rāma (Raghunandana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (contextual) sages
Scene: A powerful hero indicates with a gesture/command; a fierce rākṣasī (Śūrpaṇakhā) is shown subdued/ruined, emphasizing effortless dominance and controlled force.
FAQs
Even great deeds and royal power cannot prevent the fragility of embodied life; dharma includes facing sorrow without losing righteousness.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the snippet itself does not name a specific tīrtha.
None directly; the verse is a lament recalling past heroic action and present misfortune.