Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
सूत उवाच । कालेया इति विख्याताः पुरा दानवसत्तमाः । संभूताः सर्वदेवानां वीर्योत्साहप्रणाशकाः
sūta uvāca | kāleyā iti vikhyātāḥ purā dānavasattamāḥ | saṃbhūtāḥ sarvadevānāṃ vīryotsāhapraṇāśakāḥ
সূত বললেন—প্রাচীনকালে ‘কালেয়’ নামে খ্যাত দানবশ্রেষ্ঠেরা উৎপন্ন হয়েছিল। তারা সকল দেবতার বীর্য ও উদ্যম বিনাশকারী ছিল।
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Sūtaja begins the tale: fierce Kāleya dānavas arise—dark, armored, powerful—casting a shadow over the luminous realms of the gods; devas appear drained of courage.
FAQs
When adharma rises, it weakens divine order; the Purāṇas frame such crises to show the need for divine intervention and righteous action.
No site is named yet; this is the mythic setup that will connect to the chapter’s sacred geography.
None; it begins the narrative of a cosmic disturbance.