Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
श्रीमहेश उवाच । प्रविष्टो दानवो यत्र कथयामि नराधिप । पाताललोकमाश्रित्य कन्या विध्वंसते तु सः
śrīmaheśa uvāca | praviṣṭo dānavo yatra kathayāmi narādhipa | pātālalokamāśritya kanyā vidhvaṃsate tu saḥ
শ্ৰী মহেশে ক’লে: হে নৰাধিপ, য’ত সেই দানৱ প্ৰৱেশ কৰিছে মই কওঁ। পাতাললোক আশ্ৰয় লৈ সি কন্যাসকলক পীড়া দি বিনাশ কৰে।
Śrī Maheśa (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nara-adhipa (king)
Scene: Śrī Maheśa addresses the king, revealing the demon’s hiding in Pātāla and the suffering of maidens; a dark subterranean vista implied behind the narration.
FAQs
Adharma manifests as harm to the vulnerable; divine narration highlights the duty to protect and restore order.
No pilgrimage site is praised in this line; the verse locates the threat in Pātāla to set the stage for divine intervention.
None; it is descriptive, explaining the demon’s location and wrongdoing.