Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
दानवेनाथ देवेशो बंधेनाक्रम्य पीडितः । निष्पंदभावमापन्नस्ततो मूर्च्छामुपागतः
dānavenātha deveśo baṃdhenākramya pīḍitaḥ | niṣpaṃdabhāvamāpannastato mūrcchāmupāgataḥ
Da wurde der Herr der Götter vom Dānava bedrängt und gequält, der ihn mit einer Fessel überwältigte. Bewegungslos geworden, sank er darauf in Ohnmacht.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: The Dānava binds and crushes the Lord of the gods; the Deva’s body slackens, eyes half-closed, weapons fallen; the Dānava’s grip is shown as a constricting coil or clinch, emphasizing immobilization.
FAQs
The Purāṇas often depict reversals in battle to heighten divine līlā and reveal that victory ultimately belongs to the Supreme, not to brute force.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative segment within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
None; the verse focuses on the battle’s turning point.