Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
तामायांतीं समालोक्य दानवो निशितैः शरैः । प्रतिलोमां ततश्चक्रे लीलयैव महाबलः
tāmāyāṃtīṃ samālokya dānavo niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | pratilomāṃ tataścakre līlayaiva mahābalaḥ
Als er sie auf sich zukommen sah, ließ der überaus starke Dānava sie mit scharfen Pfeilen, gleichsam spielerisch, in die entgegengesetzte Richtung zurückkehren.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Scene: A powerful Dānava, calm and confident, releases sharp arrows at an oncoming force and, as if in sport, makes it turn back—suggesting a visible ‘reversal’ in the air, with arrows curving and the attacked force recoiling.
FAQs
Adharma can appear powerful and clever, but the Purāṇic arc ultimately shows such prowess as temporary before the higher divine order.
Not named in this verse; it functions as part of the chapter’s broader tīrtha-glorifying narrative context.
None.