Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
गन्धेन सुरमातंगा दुद्रुवुस्तस्य हस्तिनः । पलायितेषु सैन्येषु सुराणां पाकशासनः
gandhena suramātaṃgā dudruvustasya hastinaḥ | palāyiteṣu sainyeṣu surāṇāṃ pākaśāsanaḥ
Schon durch den bloßen Geruch flohen die Elefanten der Götter vor jenem Elefanten. Und als die Heere der Devas in der Flucht auseinanderstoben, stand Indra — der Züchtiger Pākas — der Krise schutzlos gegenüber.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Divine elephants recoil and bolt merely from the scent of Nimi’s elephant; deva ranks break; Indra (Pākaśāsana) stands amid scattering troops, momentarily isolated, his posture tense as crisis closes in.
FAQs
Worldly power (armies, mounts, strength) can collapse instantly; leadership is tested when supports flee.
No site is glorified in this verse.
None.