Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
किं करिष्यसि मां हंतुं युद्धाय समुपस्थितः । केन शस्त्रेण रे मंद योद्धुमिच्छसि संयुगे
kiṃ kariṣyasi māṃ haṃtuṃ yuddhāya samupasthitaḥ | kena śastreṇa re maṃda yoddhumicchasi saṃyuge
บัดนี้เจ้าก้าวออกมาสู่ศึกแล้ว จะฆ่าเราด้วยวิธีใด? โอ้คนเขลา เจ้าปรารถนาจะรบในสมรภูมินี้ด้วยศัสตราใดเล่า?
Namuci (Daitya)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A battlefield tableau in the Himalayan Kedāra setting: a proud warrior (asura/foe) taunts Indra, demanding to know with what weapon he will fight; banners, armor, and stormy sky suggest impending clash.
FAQs
Ego questions dharma’s means, but divine order often works through unforeseen instruments beyond ordinary strength.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa context connects the tale to Kedāra’s sacred region; this line itself does not name a tirtha.
None.