Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
श्रीभगवानुवाच । एते शक्रादयो देवाः सर्वे स्वर्गाद्विवासिताः । अंधकेन महाभागे दैत्यानामधिपेन च
śrībhagavānuvāca | ete śakrādayo devāḥ sarve svargādvivāsitāḥ | aṃdhakena mahābhāge daityānāmadhipena ca
قال الربُّ المبارك: «هؤلاء الآلهة، يتقدّمهم شَكْرَة (إندرا)، قد طُرِدوا جميعًا من السماء على يد أندهَكا، أيتها الميمونة العظيمة—ذلك المتسلّط على الدايتيّات (Daityas).»
Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Devī
Scene: Indra and the devas, humbled, stand outside the gates of Svarga; Andhaka’s shadow looms over the celestial city; Śiva speaks with grave resolve, announcing the cause of their exile.
FAQs
When adharma rises and even heaven is seized, divine intervention is sought to restore rightful order.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it states the cause of the crisis (the devas’ expulsion).