Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
हतशेषाश्च ये तेषां ते त्यक्त्वा त्रिदशालयम् । पलायनकृतोत्साहाः प्रविष्टा मकरालयम्
hataśeṣāśca ye teṣāṃ te tyaktvā tridaśālayam | palāyanakṛtotsāhāḥ praviṣṭā makarālayam
وأما من بقي منهم حيًّا، فقد تركوا مقام الآلهة الثلاثة والثلاثين، واندفعوا في فرارٍ يائس حتى دخلوا المحيط، مسكن المَكَرَا.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Vṛṣanātha-kṣetra (narrative backdrop)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Surviving daityas, wounded and terrified, flee from the celestial city and plunge into the dark, rolling ocean where makaras lurk; the sky behind glows with deva victory.
FAQs
Adharma-driven power collapses: even the strong are forced into fear and flight when divine order is restored.
The broader passage belongs to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya and leads into the glorification of the Vṛṣanātha-liṅga and its kṣetra.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets narrative context for later worship instructions.