Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38
ब्रह्मास्त्रेण त्रयोदश्यां बद्धः शक्रजिता कपिः । दारुणानि च रूक्षाणि वाक्यानि राक्षसाधिपम्
brahmāstreṇa trayodaśyāṃ baddhaḥ śakrajitā kapiḥ | dāruṇāni ca rūkṣāṇi vākyāni rākṣasādhipam
திரயோதசியன்று பிரம்மாஸ்திரத்தால் இந்திரகுமாரனை வென்ற கபி கட்டப்பட்டான். அவன் ராக்ஷசாதிபதியிடம் கடுமையும் கூர்மையும் கொண்ட சொற்களை உரைத்தான்.
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Hanumān, bound by luminous Brahmāstra cords, stands unbroken; he hurls cutting words at the rākṣasa lord’s assembly, eyes blazing with dharma.
FAQs
Even when constrained, a dharmic emissary remains fearless; firm speech can be a moral weapon against tyranny.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is the Laṅkā episode.
None; the verse describes a martial and diplomatic confrontation.