Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
क्रुद्धैर्देवसमूहैश्च दानवा निहता रणे । तेषां शिरांसि संगृह्य सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः
kruddhairdevasamūhaiśca dānavā nihatā raṇe | teṣāṃ śirāṃsi saṃgṛhya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ
En la batalla, los Dānavas fueron muertos por las airadas huestes de los dioses. Recogiendo sus cabezas, todos los dioses, junto con Vāsava (Indra), hicieron lo siguiente.
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuation)
Tirtha: Karoḍīśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājendra)
Scene: The devas, still stern from battle, stand over the fallen Dānavas; attendants gather severed heads as Indra oversees—an intense, ritualized aftermath near the sacred precinct, foreshadowing a consecration or memorial act.
FAQs
The triumph of the divine order is portrayed as restoring cosmic balance, preparing the ground for the establishment of a sacred Śiva site.
Karoḍīśvara, whose sanctity is framed through this deva–dānava episode.
None explicitly; the verse sets up the subsequent actions that lead to tīrtha consecration.