Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
भवतश्छिद्रमासाद्य घोरेऽस्मिन्सलिलावृते । पूर्वकल्पसमुद्भूतावसुरौ सुरदुर्जयौ
bhavataśchidramāsādya ghore'sminsalilāvṛte | pūrvakalpasamudbhūtāvasurau suradurjayau
Ayant trouvé une faille dans ton instant sans garde, en cette terrible étendue couverte d’eaux, surgirent deux asura issus d’un kalpa antérieur, invincibles même pour les dieux.
Narmadā continuing her account
Listener: Rudra/Īśvara
Scene: From the dark, water-covered dread expanse, two formidable asuras from a prior kalpa arise, seizing the opportunity of an unguarded moment; the scene is charged with impending conflict.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching emphasizes that disorder exploits negligence, but dharma is ultimately re-established through divine agency.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is cosmological, embedded within the Revā Khaṇḍa frame.
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