Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
तदद्भुतं महद्दृष्ट्वा जगर्जुर्दैत्यसत्तमाः । नैतान्हर्षमदोद्धूतानिदं सेहे जगत्तदा
tadadbhutaṃ mahaddṛṣṭvā jagarjurdaityasattamāḥ | naitānharṣamadoddhūtānidaṃ sehe jagattadā
Seeing that great marvel, the foremost Daityas roared aloud; intoxicated with joy and pride, they could scarcely restrain themselves—indeed, at that moment the world could hardly bear their exultation.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: A vast battlefield where foremost Daityas, having witnessed a startling marvel, roar in unison; their faces blaze with triumph, and the very atmosphere seems to shudder under their exultation.
FAQs
Pride born of temporary success swells into destructive arrogance; Purāṇas warn that such mada precedes ruin.
None; it describes the Daitya army’s reaction in battle.
None.