Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
द्विजा ऊचुः । कर्णाटाख्यो महारौद्रो दानवो मदगर्वितः । विघ्नं प्रकुरुते नित्यं सत्यमंदिरवासिनाम्
dvijā ūcuḥ | karṇāṭākhyo mahāraudro dānavo madagarvitaḥ | vighnaṃ prakurute nityaṃ satyamaṃdiravāsinām
เหล่าทวิชะกล่าวว่า “มีทานวะนามว่า กรฺณาฏะ—ดุร้ายยิ่งและพองด้วยทิฐิมานะแห่งความเมามัว—คอยก่ออุปสรรคเป็นนิตย์แก่ผู้พำนัก ณ วิหารสัทยะ”
Dvijas (Brāhmaṇas)
Tirtha: Satya-mandira
Type: temple
Listener: The addressed protector (context suggests Devī/authority)
Scene: Dvijas speak urgently, pointing toward a shadowy fierce dānava ‘Karṇāṭa’ looming near a temple precinct, suggesting constant harassment of residents.
FAQs
Adharma often appears as ‘vighna’ obstructing sacred life; naming the affliction before the divine is part of restoring order.
A local sacred locus, the Satya-mandira within the Dharmāraṇya setting, is referenced as the community under threat.
None explicitly; the verse supplies the grievance that prompts divine action.