Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 91
सोऽपि वजप्रहारेण भस्मसात्सम पद्यत । वृत्रो दानवशार्दूलो वह्निं प्राप्य पतंगवत्
so'pi vajaprahāreṇa bhasmasātsama padyata | vṛtro dānavaśārdūlo vahniṃ prāpya pataṃgavat
เขาถูกฟาดด้วยวัชระก็กลายเป็นเถ้าธุลี วฤตระ ผู้ดุจพยัคฆ์ในหมู่ทานวะ เข้าสู่ไฟดุจแมลงเม่าพุ่งสู่เปลวเพลิง
Sūta (narrator, implied continuation)
Scene: Indra’s vajra strikes Vṛtra; the daitya-hero is consumed like a moth entering flame—ash and fire motifs dominate, with storm-clouds and lightning.
FAQs
Adharma, even when powerful, collapses when confronted by sanctified strength born of sacrifice and divine purpose.
No tīrtha is named in this concluding combat verse; the Māhātmya tone is maintained through the triumph of sacred power.
None; it narrates the result of the vajra-strike and the fall of Vṛtra.