Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
अह मप्येनमिंद्रं वै शक्तो जेतुं यथाऽनृणाम् । पुनः कामं करिष्येऽस्या दास्ये पुत्रऊं महाबलम्
aha mapyenamiṃdraṃ vai śakto jetuṃ yathā'nṛṇām | punaḥ kāmaṃ kariṣye'syā dāsye putraūṃ mahābalam
अहमपि नूनमिन्द्रं जेतुं शक्तः, यथा निराधारं नरं जयेत्। पुनरस्या कामं करिष्ये; महाबलं पुत्रं दास्यामि।
Vajrāṅga (deduced from immediate narrative continuation in the next verse)
Scene: Vajrāṅga (or the speaker) in a forceful vow: clenched fist, eyes blazing, speaking of conquering Indra; beside him, the wife figure symbolizing the unfulfilled desire for a mighty son; distant celestial throne of Indra implied.
FAQs
Desire and rivalry drive beings toward intense resolve; the Purāṇas often show how such resolve leads to further karmic entanglement unless guided by dharma.
No site is mentioned in this verse; it advances a mythic conflict narrative (Indra vs. a daitya).
Not directly here; the subsequent verses indicate renewed tapas (austerity) as the chosen means.