Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
देवानां दानवानां च वैराद्युद्धं बभूव ह । तस्मिन्युद्धे महादुष्टे देवाः संक्लिष्टमानसाः
devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca vairādyuddhaṃ babhūva ha | tasminyuddhe mahāduṣṭe devāḥ saṃkliṣṭamānasāḥ
Aus Feindschaft erhob sich ein Krieg zwischen den Devas und den Dānavas. In jenem überaus verderblichen Kampf wurden die Devas im Innern von Kummer bedrängt.
Vyāsa
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Scene: A vast celestial battlefield: devas with banners and radiant armor face dānavas in darker hues; despite martial splendor, the devas’ faces show strain and worry, suggesting moral and psychological weight.
FAQs
Hostility breeds destructive conflict; even the mighty suffer mental anguish when dharma is threatened.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse sets the cosmic background for the forthcoming sacred account.
None; it is narrative context describing the onset of conflict.