Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
अथ दैत्यः समुत्तस्थौ भृशं बद्धोपि भूतले । दृष्ट्वोत्थितं ततो दैत्यं पातयंतं सुरोत्तमान्
atha daityaḥ samuttasthau bhṛśaṃ baddhopi bhūtale | dṛṣṭvotthitaṃ tato daityaṃ pātayaṃtaṃ surottamān
Dann erhob sich der Daitya, obgleich er fest an den Boden gebunden war. Als man sah, wie der Daitya wieder aufstand und die Besten der Götter niederwarf,
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The bound Daitya strains and rises from the ground, shaking off restraints; devas are seen being thrown down or scattered as the asura’s force surges again.
FAQs
Evil may resist restraint and reassert itself; vigilance and higher wisdom are required to secure lasting protection.
No tirtha is named in this verse.
None; the verse leads into Brahmā’s speech in the next lines.