Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
जीवग्राहेण दुष्टेयं गृह्यतां परुषस्वना । क्रियतां दारुणो दंडो मम वाक्यान्न संशयः
jīvagrāheṇa duṣṭeyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ paruṣasvanā | kriyatāṃ dāruṇo daṃḍo mama vākyānna saṃśayaḥ
तो कठोरपणे म्हणाला, 'या दुष्ट आणि कठोर बोलणाऱ्या स्त्रीला जिवंत पकडा. तिला कठोर शिक्षा करा, माझ्या आज्ञेत कोणतीही शंका नाही.'
Śumbha (implied, issuing orders)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: Śumbha (or the demon leader) snarls an order—‘seize her alive’—as armed dānavas lean forward, weapons ready; the Devī remains unshaken.
FAQs
Adharma speaks in the language of coercion; tyrannical commands reveal inner impurity and invite swift retribution.
Not explicit; the verse continues the Arbuda narrative where Devī’s supremacy will be demonstrated.
None; it depicts adharma (violent intent), serving as a cautionary contrast to dharmic conduct.