Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
यांयां निमिगजो याति दिशं तांतां सवाहनाः । दुद्रुवुश्चुक्रुशुर्देवा भयेनाकंपिता मुहुः
yāṃyāṃ nimigajo yāti diśaṃ tāṃtāṃ savāhanāḥ | dudruvuścukruśurdevā bhayenākaṃpitā muhuḥ
Whichever direction Nimi’s elephant moved toward, in that very direction the Devas—along with their mounts—ran and cried out, repeatedly trembling with fear.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: The elephant’s advance dictates the compass of terror: wherever it turns, devas with their vāhanas scatter; faces contorted, mouths open in cries; repeated trembling shown through duplicated gestures and fluttering garments.
FAQs
Even divine hosts can be tested; fear becomes a narrative device that prepares for the restoration of order through higher divine intervention.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.