Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
अन्धक उवाच । न शर्म लप्स्यसे ह्यद्य मया दृष्ट्याभिवीक्षितः । न शक्नोषि तथा गन्तुं नागः शार्दूलदर्शनात्
andhaka uvāca | na śarma lapsyase hyadya mayā dṛṣṭyābhivīkṣitaḥ | na śaknoṣi tathā gantuṃ nāgaḥ śārdūladarśanāt
अन्धक उवाच—अद्य मम दृष्ट्याभिवीक्षितोऽसि; तस्मात् त्वं शान्तिं न लप्स्यसे। शार्दूलदर्शनात् नाग इव तथा त्वं गन्तुं न शक्नोषि॥
Andhaka
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Keśava (Kṛṣṇa/Vāsudeva)
Scene: Andhaka, fierce and shadowy, fixes a binding gaze on Keśava; the simile is visualized as an elephant halted mid-step by a tiger’s sudden appearance at the forest edge.
FAQs
The speech of arrogance and intimidation is portrayed as demonic disposition, contrasting with dharmic restraint.
None; the verse is direct speech in a battle exchange.
None; it is a threat/taunt rather than ritual instruction.