Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29
दानवास्तत्र दैतेया भूतवेतालसंभवाः । राक्षसाश्च पिशाचाश्च उद्वेजंते कथं न तान्
dānavāstatra daiteyā bhūtavetālasaṃbhavāḥ | rākṣasāśca piśācāśca udvejaṃte kathaṃ na tān
Dort waren Dānavas und Daityas, dazu Wesen, geboren aus Bhūtas und Vetālas; auch Rākṣasas und Piśācas: wie sollten sie jene Brāhmaṇas nicht in Schrecken versetzen?
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Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dense forest at dusk; brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis remain composed while shadowy daityas, dānavas, rākṣasas, piśācas and vetāla-born beings lurk at the periphery, held at bay by an unseen aura of dharma.
FAQs
The verse sets up the theme that dharma and tīrtha-sanctity provide protection even amid hostile forces.
Dharmāraṇya; its residents’ fearlessness becomes part of its mahātmya.
None in this verse; it raises a question about spiritual protection.