Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
एवं स्वकाद्बाहुबलात्स दैत्यः संप्राप्य राज्यं परिमोदमानः । कदाचिदाभाष्य जगाद मंत्रिणः प्रोद्धृत्तसर्वांगबलेन दर्पितः
evaṃ svakādbāhubalātsa daityaḥ saṃprāpya rājyaṃ parimodamānaḥ | kadācidābhāṣya jagāda maṃtriṇaḥ proddhṛttasarvāṃgabalena darpitaḥ
Assim, pela força de seus próprios braços, aquele Daitya alcançou a soberania e rejubilou-se. Depois, certa vez, inchado de orgulho pelo poder elevado em todo o seu ser, dirigiu-se aos seus ministros e falou.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), implied
Scene: The daitya, newly enthroned, leans forward with confident posture, addressing ministers in council; his body language shows swollen pride and restless energy.
FAQs
Power gained by force often matures into arrogance; the Purāṇic ethic warns that pride (darpa) precedes collapse when dharma is ignored.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None.