Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
अह मप्येनमिंद्रं वै शक्तो जेतुं यथाऽनृणाम् । पुनः कामं करिष्येऽस्या दास्ये पुत्रऊं महाबलम्
aha mapyenamiṃdraṃ vai śakto jetuṃ yathā'nṛṇām | punaḥ kāmaṃ kariṣye'syā dāsye putraūṃ mahābalam
“میں بھی یقیناً اس اندر کو فتح کرنے کی طاقت رکھتا ہوں، جیسے بے سہارا آدمی کو مغلوب کیا جاتا ہے۔ پھر میں اس کی خواہش پوری کروں گا؛ میں اسے عظیم قوت والا بیٹا دوں گا۔”
Vajrāṅga (deduced from immediate narrative continuation in the next verse)
Scene: Vajrāṅga (or the speaker) in a forceful vow: clenched fist, eyes blazing, speaking of conquering Indra; beside him, the wife figure symbolizing the unfulfilled desire for a mighty son; distant celestial throne of Indra implied.
FAQs
Desire and rivalry drive beings toward intense resolve; the Purāṇas often show how such resolve leads to further karmic entanglement unless guided by dharma.
No site is mentioned in this verse; it advances a mythic conflict narrative (Indra vs. a daitya).
Not directly here; the subsequent verses indicate renewed tapas (austerity) as the chosen means.