Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
अथ ते तद्वचः श्रुत्वा वल्गंतोऽसिधनुर्द्धराः । दैतेयबलमुद्दिश्य दुद्रुवुर्वेगमाश्रिताः
atha te tadvacaḥ śrutvā valgaṃto'sidhanurddharāḥ | daiteyabalamuddiśya dudruvurvegamāśritāḥ
Als sie ihre Worte vernahmen, sprangen jene Krieger, Schwert und Bogen schwingend, voran und stürmten mit großer Geschwindigkeit auf das Heer der Daityas zu.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: Warriors surge forward, swords raised and bows drawn; bodies leaning into the run; dust and motion lines; the Daitya host ahead like a dark mass.
FAQs
Prompt obedience to the divine word becomes effective dharmic action, especially when protecting what is sacred.
The verse is within a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting, but this line itself does not name a particular tīrtha.
None; the verse is purely narrative (movement into battle).