Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
ततः केशेषु चाधाय यावत्तस्यापि चिक्षिपे । प्रहारं गात्रनाशाय तावदूचे स दानवः
tataḥ keśeṣu cādhāya yāvattasyāpi cikṣipe | prahāraṃ gātranāśāya tāvadūce sa dānavaḥ
मग त्याने (देवीचे) केस धरले; आणि देह नष्ट करणारा घाव घालण्यास तो जसा उद्यत झाला, तसाच तो दानव बोलू लागला।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya grabs the Goddess by the hair, raising his weapon for a fatal strike; the moment freezes at the brink, charged with impending reversal.
FAQs
At the edge of destruction, pride can collapse into recognition—often the turning point toward surrender and truth.
The tīrtha-context is overarching; this verse narrates the dramatic pivot that supports the māhātmya’s sacred authority.
None is mentioned.