Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
ततः सुरान्विजेष्यामो भोक्ष्यामोऽथ जगत्त्रयम् । युक्तोपायोऽहि पुरुषः स्थिरश्रीरेव जायते
tataḥ surānvijeṣyāmo bhokṣyāmo'tha jagattrayam | yuktopāyo'hi puruṣaḥ sthiraśrīreva jāyate
அதன்பின் நாம் தேவர்களை வென்று, பின்னர் மூவுலகையும் அனுபவிப்போம். ஏனெனில் உரிய வழிமுறையைப் பின்பற்றும் மனிதன் நிலையான செல்வத்தை அடைகிறான்।
Tāraka
Listener: Audience/ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: The Asura outlines a stepwise plan: first tapas, then victory over gods, then enjoyment of the three worlds; the assembly listens as if receiving a nīti-śāstra lesson.
FAQs
Method and discipline bring stability, but Purāṇic dharma insists that “proper means” must be ethically aligned, not merely effective.
None; this is a statement about conquest and strategy.
None explicitly, beyond the implied continuation of tapas as a means.