Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
निर्गता दानवाः क्रुद्धा वेला इव महोदधेः । गर्जन्तः सायुधाः सर्वे धावन्तो रथवर्त्मनि
nirgatā dānavāḥ kruddhā velā iva mahodadheḥ | garjantaḥ sāyudhāḥ sarve dhāvanto rathavartmani
Zornig stürmten die Dānavas hervor wie brandende Wogen des großen Ozeans; brüllend, alle bewaffnet, rannten sie auf der Wagenstraße zur Verfolgung.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced narration)
Listener: rājan (king)
Scene: A mass of dānavas pours out like dark waves—raised weapons, open mouths roaring, chariots and footmen streaming along a broad road, dust and banners filling the sky.
FAQs
When dharma is challenged, opposition gathers swiftly; the Purāṇa highlights courage and divine guardianship amid conflict.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it continues the Kuṇḍina pursuit narrative embedded in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred storytelling.
None.