Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
नारद उवाच । कालनेमी रुषाविष्टस्तेषां रूपं न बुद्धवान् । ततो निमिं च दैत्येन्द्रं मत्वा देवं महाजवः
nārada uvāca | kālanemī ruṣāviṣṭasteṣāṃ rūpaṃ na buddhavān | tato nimiṃ ca daityendraṃ matvā devaṃ mahājavaḥ
নাৰদে ক’লে: ক্ৰোধে আচ্ছন্ন কালনেমীয়ে তেওঁলোকৰ সত্য ৰূপ চিনিব নোৱাৰিলে। তেতিয়া সেই মহাবেগী জনে দানৱৰ ইন্দ্ৰ নিমিক দেৱতা বুলি ভুল বুজি (কৰ্মত) আগবাঢ়িল।
Nārada
Scene: Nārada narrates as Kālanemi, eyes blazing with rage, fails to recognize true forms; he turns toward Nimi, misperceiving him as a deva—an ominous misidentification before a clash.
FAQs
Anger clouds perception; without clarity, one misjudges even friend and foe—hence self-control safeguards dharma.
No tīrtha is indicated in this opening verse of the chapter; it continues the battle narrative.
None.