Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
एकैकं च पुनः खण्डं चकार मघवा ततः । सप्तधा सप्तधा कोपादुद्बुध्य च ततो दितिः
ekaikaṃ ca punaḥ khaṇḍaṃ cakāra maghavā tataḥ | saptadhā saptadhā kopādudbudhya ca tato ditiḥ
แล้วมฆวา (พระอินทร์) ก็ทรงแบ่งแต่ละส่วนออกอีก—เป็นเจ็ด เป็นเจ็ดอีก และด้วยความพิโรธก็เป็นเจ็ดอีก ครั้นแล้วทิติก็ตื่นขึ้นด้วยความโกรธ
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: (assembly of sages in frame)
Scene: Indra repeatedly divides each fragment again and again into sevens; Diti awakens in fury—an image of multiplication and sudden wrath.
FAQs
Unchecked conflict multiplies suffering; the narrative dramatizes how one act can cascade into many consequences.
No new site is named; the episode continues within the Puṣkara-vrata setting.
None stated; the verse continues the mythic narrative sequence.