Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
ततः केशेषु चाधाय यावत्तस्यापि चिक्षिपे । प्रहारं गात्रनाशाय तावदूचे स दानवः
tataḥ keśeṣu cādhāya yāvattasyāpi cikṣipe | prahāraṃ gātranāśāya tāvadūce sa dānavaḥ
பின்பு அவன் (தேவியின்) கூந்தலைப் பற்றிக் கொண்டு, உடலை அழிக்கும் வெட்டைக் கொடுக்க முனைந்த அதே வேளையில் அந்த தானவன் பேசினான்।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya grabs the Goddess by the hair, raising his weapon for a fatal strike; the moment freezes at the brink, charged with impending reversal.
FAQs
At the edge of destruction, pride can collapse into recognition—often the turning point toward surrender and truth.
The tīrtha-context is overarching; this verse narrates the dramatic pivot that supports the māhātmya’s sacred authority.
None is mentioned.
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