Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
न दैत्येषु प्रभेदृक्स्यान्नाकृतिर्दानवेष्वियम् । महासाध्वसदः कोयमस्माकं हृत्प्रकंपनः
na daityeṣu prabhedṛksyānnākṛtirdānaveṣviyam | mahāsādhvasadaḥ koyamasmākaṃ hṛtprakaṃpanaḥ
Dies ist keine bekannte Art unter den Daityas, noch findet sich diese Gestalt unter den Dānavas. Wer ist dieser, der große Furcht bringt und unsere Herzen erbeben lässt?
Surāḥ (the gods), collectively
Scene: A host of daityas/dānavas recoil in confusion, pointing toward an unprecedented, terrifying form; faces show dread, hearts ‘quake’ as the unknown power approaches.
FAQs
True spiritual force is not reducible to familiar ‘enemy’ categories; awe arises when the cosmic order reveals an unexpected agent.
None explicitly; the verse is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative world.
None in this verse.