Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25
नन्वेष राजा दुर्द्धर्षो देवानां रक्षसामपि । छद्मनैव प्रजेतव्यो मम शत्रुर्न चान्यथा
nanveṣa rājā durddharṣo devānāṃ rakṣasāmapi | chadmanaiva prajetavyo mama śatrurna cānyathā
নিশ্চয় এই ৰজা অদম্য—দেৱতা আৰু ৰাক্ষসসকলৰ বাবেও অজেয়। মোৰ শত্রুক কেৱল ছদ্মবেশ আৰু কপটতাৰে জয় কৰিব লাগিব, অন্য কোনো উপায়ে নহয়।
The slain niśācara's younger brother (a rākṣasa), inferred from narrative flow
Scene: A shadowy rākṣasa figure, half-veiled, plotting with narrowed eyes; in the background a radiant king stands protected by an aura, while the villain gestures toward a mask/disguise.
FAQs
Adharma often relies on deception when direct strength fails; the Purāṇic lens warns against guile and hidden hostility.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it is a statement of intent and strategy.