Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 130
स्त्रियं त्वां नोत्सहे हंतुं पौरुषे च व्यवस्थितः । असकृन्निर्जितः संख्ये मया शक्रः सुरैः सह
striyaṃ tvāṃ notsahe haṃtuṃ pauruṣe ca vyavasthitaḥ | asakṛnnirjitaḥ saṃkhye mayā śakraḥ suraiḥ saha
“Kerana engkau seorang wanita, aku tidak sanggup membunuhmu—meski aku teguh dalam keberanian lelaki. Berkali-kali di medan perang aku telah menewaskan Śakra (Indra) bersama para dewa.”
King (pārthiva; exact name not in snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame) / Arbuda-parvata (section)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The antagonist stands armed, proclaiming repeated victories over Indra and the gods; the woman/devī remains unshaken, suggesting imminent reversal.
FAQs
Boasting of victories—even over gods—cannot protect one from the consequences of adharma and disrespect toward Devī.
The Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative context (Arbuda sacred region) frames the episode; no named tīrtha is praised in this line.
None.