Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
हत्वा देवगणांस्तावदसिचक्रपरद्द्विश्वधैः । गृहीत्वा शक्रभार्यां स दानवोऽपि गतो बलात्
hatvā devagaṇāṃstāvadasicakraparaddviśvadhaiḥ | gṛhītvā śakrabhāryāṃ sa dānavo'pi gato balāt
وبعد أن قتل جموعَ الآلهة بالسيف والقرص والفأس والأسلحةِ ذات الحدّين، مضى ذلك الدانافا قسرًا، وقد اختطف أيضًا زوجةَ إندرا.
Devas (continuing their report to Brahmā)
Listener: राजेन्द्र (king addressed)
Scene: A fierce battle: devas struck down by a demon wielding sword, discus, axe, and double-edged weapons; the demon forcibly carries away Indra’s wife Śacī.
FAQs
When power is divorced from dharma, it becomes violence and violation; the Purāṇic narrative frames such acts as triggers for divine rebalancing.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse focuses on the outrage that prompts divine intervention.
None; it describes conflict and the demon’s forcible act.