Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
कपालहस्ता विकटा भक्षयन्ती सुरासुरान् । नृत्यन्ती च हसन्ती च विपरीता महारवा
kapālahastā vikaṭā bhakṣayantī surāsurān | nṛtyantī ca hasantī ca viparītā mahāravā
کھوپڑی ہاتھ میں لیے، بھیانک صورت والی، وہ دیوتاؤں اور اسوروں دونوں کو نگلتی تھی؛ ناچتی اور ہنستی، الٹی حالت میں، عظیم دھاڑ کے ساتھ گرجتی تھی۔
Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the account)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā tīrtha milieu)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fierce goddess with a skull in hand, grotesque yet divine, dances upside-down while laughing; around her, devas and asuras are shown as tiny, being consumed in a cosmic whirl; the air vibrates with a roaring sound.
FAQs
Fierce divinity transcends ordinary categories; the same power that terrifies also liberates by destroying the roots of adharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.