Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
अदित्यां विबुधा जाता दितेश्चैव तु दैत्यपाः । तेषां सापत्न्यभावेन महद्वैरमुपस्थितम् । अथ दैत्यैः सुरा ध्वस्ताः कृताश्चान्ये पराङ्मुखाः । अन्ये तु भयसंत्रस्ता दिशो जग्मुः क्षतांगकाः
adityāṃ vibudhā jātā diteścaiva tu daityapāḥ | teṣāṃ sāpatnyabhāvena mahadvairamupasthitam | atha daityaiḥ surā dhvastāḥ kṛtāścānye parāṅmukhāḥ | anye tu bhayasaṃtrastā diśo jagmuḥ kṣatāṃgakāḥ
Aus Aditi wurden die Götter geboren, aus Diti hingegen die Herren der Dānavas (Daityas). Durch die Rivalität der Mitgattinnen erhob sich große Feindschaft. Da wurden die Götter von den Daityas zerschmettert; einige mussten in Niederlage zurückweichen, andere—von Furcht ergriffen—flohen in alle Himmelsrichtungen, am Leib verwundet.
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: A battlefield aftermath: devas bruised and scattered, some retreating with broken weapons; daityas looming victorious; the sky heavy, directions personified as distant refuges; the emotional focus on the devas’ wounded flight.
FAQs
When pride and rivalry generate hostility, even the powerful fall—prompting a return to divine refuge and dharmic restoration.
Indirectly, the coming refuge at Amareśvara: the conflict sets up the need for Śiva’s protective liṅga at this tīrtha.
None explicitly; the narrative prepares for Aditi’s austerity and Śiva’s boon.