Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय दानवास्ते प्रहर्षिताः । शून्यां शक्रपुरीं दृष्ट्वा विविशुस्तदनंतरम्
tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya dānavāste praharṣitāḥ | śūnyāṃ śakrapurīṃ dṛṣṭvā viviśustadanaṃtaram
তাৰ পাছত পুৱা উঠি সেই দানৱসকল আনন্দিত হ’ল; শূন্য শক্ৰপুৰী দেখি সিহঁতে তৎক্ষণাৎ তাত প্ৰৱেশ কৰিলে।
Narrator (implied; not explicit here)
Scene: At first light, jubilant Dānavas approach and cross the threshold of a silent celestial city; gates stand open, streets empty, their shadows long in dawn glow.
FAQs
When guardians of dharma withdraw, adharma quickly occupies the vacant space; vigilance and righteous leadership are essential.
No tīrtha is specified; the scene is set in Śakrapurī (Amarāvatī), a celestial city rather than an earthly pilgrimage site.
None is mentioned.
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