Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
उत्पपात महीपृष्ठाद्गगने सोऽसुराधमः । स्वयं च रमते पापो द्वेषाज्जातिस्वभावतः
utpapāta mahīpṛṣṭhādgagane so'surādhamaḥ | svayaṃ ca ramate pāpo dveṣājjātisvabhāvataḥ
Тот самый низкий из асуров (asura) взмыл с поверхности земли в небо; и этот грешник сам наслаждался содеянным — из ненависти, по своей врождённой природе.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The asura bursts upward from the earth, rising into the sky; below, the ground cracks; above, dark clouds swirl—his face shows perverse delight.
FAQs
Hatred (dveṣa) is shown as a self-feeding pleasure for the wicked, marking the psychological root of adharma.
The broader Dharmāraṇya episode frames the contrast between sacred space and hostile intent.
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