Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
अहमेव भविष्यामि मान्यस्त्रिजगतीपतिः । आहरिष्यामि देवानामक्षयाः सर्वसंपदः
ahameva bhaviṣyāmi mānyastrijagatīpatiḥ | āhariṣyāmi devānāmakṣayāḥ sarvasaṃpadaḥ
நானே மூவுலகின் மதிக்கத்தக்க ஆண்டவனாக இருப்பேன். தேவர்களின் அழியாத எல்லாச் செல்வங்களையும் ஐஸ்வர்யங்களையும் நான் பறித்துக்கொள்வேன்.
Skanda (quoting the Daitya’s intent; narration to Agastya inferred)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark-crowned antagonist stands before a celestial treasury, proclaiming tri-loka lordship; devas recoil; the sky churns as dharma trembles.
FAQs
Unchecked pride and covetousness are hallmarks of adharma and lead to conflict with cosmic order.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is narrative within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
None; it is a statement of intent and ambition.