Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
तस्या जयार्थमगमंस्तेऽपि जित्वा हतास्तया । यो य एनां गतः पूर्वं न स भूयो न्यवर्तत
tasyā jayārthamagamaṃste'pi jitvā hatāstayā | yo ya enāṃ gataḥ pūrvaṃ na sa bhūyo nyavartata
Umalis sila upang magwagi laban sa kanya, ngunit kahit nakalupig na nila ang iba, sila’y pinaslang niya. Sinumang naunang lumapit sa kanya ay hindi na muling nakabalik.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating
Scene: Challengers march to defeat her; the aftermath shows fallen daityas/rākṣasas, while she stands unshaken—victorious and terrible; the path behind them is empty, signifying none return.
FAQs
Divine power (śakti) is depicted as unconquerable; arrogance that challenges it leads to ruin.
Kāmākhyā’s sacred sphere is implicitly glorified as a domain where overwhelming divine power is manifest.
None; the verse emphasizes the consequence of challenging divine might rather than prescribing a rite.