Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
स तया याचिते युद्धे ज्ञात्वा तां योषितं नृप । अवज्ञाय ततो दैत्यः प्रेषयामास दानवान्
sa tayā yācite yuddhe jñātvā tāṃ yoṣitaṃ nṛpa | avajñāya tato daityaḥ preṣayāmāsa dānavān
Tâu Đại vương, khi nàng thách chiến và hắn biết nàng là nữ nhân, tên quỷ liền khinh miệt rồi sai phái bọn Dānavas xuất trận.
Narrator (addressing a king: nṛpa)
Tirtha: Arbuda (within Prabhāsakhaṇḍa’s Arbuda narrative)
Type: peak
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A demon-king, learning his challenger is a woman, sneers and gestures commandingly as Dānavas assemble for attack; the Devī stands poised, calm yet formidable.
FAQs
Arrogance and contempt—especially toward the Divine—become the very cause of downfall; dharma exposes pride as ignorance.
Arbuda region indirectly, as the stage where Devī’s power will be revealed against the demon forces.
None; the verse is narrative, highlighting the moral fault of avajñā (disrespect).