Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
अहमेव भविष्यामि मान्यस्त्रिजगतीपतिः । आहरिष्यामि देवानामक्षयाः सर्वसंपदः
ahameva bhaviṣyāmi mānyastrijagatīpatiḥ | āhariṣyāmi devānāmakṣayāḥ sarvasaṃpadaḥ
“Aku seorang sahaja akan menjadi penguasa yang dimuliakan atas tiga alam. Aku akan merampas daripada para dewa segala kekayaan dan kemakmuran mereka yang tidak berkesudahan.”
Skanda (quoting the Daitya’s intent; narration to Agastya inferred)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark-crowned antagonist stands before a celestial treasury, proclaiming tri-loka lordship; devas recoil; the sky churns as dharma trembles.
FAQs
Unchecked pride and covetousness are hallmarks of adharma and lead to conflict with cosmic order.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is narrative within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; it is a statement of intent and ambition.