Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
सा च पुत्री मुरोः पार्थ दैत्यस्याद्भुतकर्मणः । योऽसौ नरकदैत्यस्य प्राणतुल्यः सखाऽभवत्
sā ca putrī muroḥ pārtha daityasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ | yo'sau narakadaityasya prāṇatulyaḥ sakhā'bhavat
Und sie ist die Tochter Muras, o Pārtha, jenes Dānava von wunderbaren Taten, der dem Dämon Naraka ein Freund wurde, so lieb wie das eigene Leben.
Janārdana
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: Courtly narration identifying a fearsome Dānava Mura and his daughter, linked by intimate friendship to Naraka; a storyteller frames the asura genealogy before the battle episode.
FAQs
Purāṇas often teach discernment: lineage and alliances (even among asuras) shape consequences that dharma must ultimately address.
No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it provides genealogical identification within the narrative.
None.