Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
तपोभंगं प्रकुरुते कंपयित्वा महासुरम् । ताडयंति शरीरे तं मुष्टिभिस्तीक्ष्णकर्कशैः
tapobhaṃgaṃ prakurute kaṃpayitvā mahāsuram | tāḍayaṃti śarīre taṃ muṣṭibhistīkṣṇakarkaśaiḥ
Baginda mematahkan tapa-pertapaan itu dengan menggoncangkan Asura yang agung; lalu mereka memukul tubuhnya dengan tumbukan genggaman yang tajam, keras dan kasar.
Narrator
Scene: A great Asura in austerity is violently shaken; divine figures strike him with hard, sharp fists, breaking the stillness of meditation; dust, tremor, and shock dominate the scene.
FAQs
Austerity can be externally obstructed, but Purāṇic ethics ultimately judge the inner purpose and the dharmic outcome of such power.
No tīrtha is praised directly; the scene occurs in an ascetic setting (āśrama/forest) associated with sacred practice.
None; the verse narrates violent interruption of tapas.