Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
सांकृतिरुवाच । एष दैत्यः सुदुष्टात्मा देवानामहिते स्थितः । विशेषाद्वासुदेवस्य पुरोर्मम महात्मनः
sāṃkṛtiruvāca | eṣa daityaḥ suduṣṭātmā devānāmahite sthitaḥ | viśeṣādvāsudevasya purormama mahātmanaḥ
সাংকৃতি ক’লে: “এই দৈত্য অতি দুষ্টস্বভাবৰ আৰু দেৱসকলৰ অমঙ্গলত ৰত—বিশেষকৈ মোৰ মহাত্মা জ্যেষ্ঠ ভ্ৰাতা বাসুদেৱৰ সন্মুখত বৈৰী ৰূপে।”
Sāṃkṛti
Scene: Sāṃkṛti warns that Vṛka is exceedingly wicked and intent on harming the gods, especially as an adversary to Vāsudeva; the sage’s face shows controlled urgency.
FAQs
Dharma requires vigilance: when destructive forces target the devas and divine order, righteous counsel must prevent catastrophe.
Not explicitly stated in this verse; the emphasis is on safeguarding divine order within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None; it is a warning about a hostile power.