Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
दानवेंद्रैर्नवांभोदसच्छायैः सर्वथोत्कटैः । यथा हि पुरुषं घोरैरभाग्यैरर्थकांक्षिभिः
dānaveṃdrairnavāṃbhodasacchāyaiḥ sarvathotkaṭaiḥ | yathā hi puruṣaṃ ghorairabhāgyairarthakāṃkṣibhiḥ
By the lords of the Dānavas—dark as fresh rain-clouds and fierce in every way—Indra was sorely pressed, as a man is assailed by dreadful misfortunes that hunger for his wealth.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A mass of towering Dānava kings, cloud-dark and ferocious, press upon the devas; the atmosphere is stormy, heavy, and oppressive, visually echoing ‘misfortune’ as a living assailant.
FAQs
Adharma advances like misfortune driven by greed; spiritual steadiness and divine refuge are the antidote.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse uses a moral simile within a war narrative.
None.