Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
तन्नूनं वज्रघातेन चूर्णयिष्यामि ते शिरः । तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तापस्यथ ततो द्विजाः
tannūnaṃ vajraghātena cūrṇayiṣyāmi te śiraḥ | tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā tāpasyatha tato dvijāḥ
“Maka sesungguhnya akan kuhancurkan kepalamu menjadi debu dengan satu hentaman Vajra!” Mendengar kata-katanya, wahai para dwija, sang pertapa itu pun lalu…
Śrīdevī/Śacī (threatening); narrator addresses dvijāḥ
Type: kshetra
Listener: the tapasvī; secondary audience: dvijas (twice-born) within the narration
Scene: The Goddess, angered, threatens to crush the ascetic’s head with a vajra-blow; the ascetic reacts, and the narrator addresses ‘dvijāḥ’ as the story turns—dramatic pause before the next action.
FAQs
Spiritual narratives often show how anger and pride lead to violence, while the righteous are tested under threat.
Not specified in this verse; it continues a tīrtha-māhātmya storyline in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
None; the verse is narrative and transitional.