Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
विष्णुना च तदा दैत्याश्चक्रेण शकलीकृताः । हतांस्तानसुरान्दृष्ट्वा कालनेमिः प्रतापवान्
viṣṇunā ca tadā daityāścakreṇa śakalīkṛtāḥ | hatāṃstānasurāndṛṣṭvā kālanemiḥ pratāpavān
Dann zerschnitt Vishnu mit seinem Diskus die Daityas in Stücke. Als der mächtige Kalanemi sah, dass diese Asuras getötet waren, entbrannte er vor Macht.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu hurls the blazing discus, slicing daityas into pieces; in the aftermath, Kālanemi—radiant with fury—witnesses the slaughter and prepares to respond.
FAQs
Divine protection manifests decisively when adharma swells—here symbolized by Viṣṇu’s cakra restoring order.
Kedāra-kṣetra is the larger frame of Kedārakhaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on the battle episode.
None; the verse narrates the destruction of daityas and Kālanemi’s reaction.