Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
ततः समभवद्युद्धं देवानां सह दानवैः । मिथः प्रभर्त्स्यमानानां मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्
tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ devānāṃ saha dānavaiḥ | mithaḥ prabhartsyamānānāṃ mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam
Da entbrannte ein Krieg zwischen den Devas und den Dānavas; während sie einander angriffen, gab es für sie keinen ‚Rückzug‘, außer den Tod zum Ende zu machen.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice; exact speaker not in snippet)
Scene: A dense clash of Devas and Dānavas in the sky: chariots collide, astras streak like comets, fallen bodies drift amid clouds; the only ‘retreat’ is death.
FAQs
It portrays the grave cost of conflict; Purāṇic dharma ultimately points beyond violence toward restoration of order and devotion.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the war narrative within the māhātmya context.
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