Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
तस्मात्तान्नाशयिष्यामि देवानपि महाहवे । अहं त्रैलोक्यराज्यं हि ग्रहीष्यामि ततः परम्
tasmāttānnāśayiṣyāmi devānapi mahāhave | ahaṃ trailokyarājyaṃ hi grahīṣyāmi tataḥ param
“เพราะฉะนั้น ในมหาสงครามเราจักทำลายเหล่าเทวะนั้นให้สิ้น; แล้วภายหลังเราจักยึดครองราชอำนาจเหนือไตรโลก”
Dānava leader (asura spokesperson; exact name not in the snippet)
Scene: The asura leader raises a weapon or clenched fist, proclaiming destruction of Devas and seizure of the three worlds; behind him, a stylized cosmic map—heaven, earth, netherworld—appears as symbolic backdrop.
FAQs
Unchecked desire for dominion (aiśvarya) becomes a mark of adharma, whereas Purāṇic dharma praises restraint and rightful order.
The verse belongs to the Tīrthamāhātmya section, but this single verse does not name the tīrtha explicitly.
None; it is a declaration of intent within the war narrative.