Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
तस्य तैरभवद्युद्धमिंद्राद्यैरथ कर्क्कशैः । एकस्य बहुभिः सार्द्धं देवास्ते तेन संयुगे
tasya tairabhavadyuddhamiṃdrādyairatha karkkaśaiḥ | ekasya bahubhiḥ sārddhaṃ devāste tena saṃyuge
Alors une bataille féroce s'engagea entre lui et ces êtres impitoyables — Indra et les autres dieux ; dans ce conflit, de nombreux devas combattirent ensemble contre le guerrier solitaire.
Narrator
Scene: A brutal melee: Indra and other devas, many together, clash with a single formidable opponent; weapons implied though verse stresses harshness; dust, blood, and shockwaves fill the air.
FAQs
When power is pursued outside dharma, it culminates in saṅgrāma (conflict); the Purāṇas depict cosmic war as the outworking of adharma.
No tīrtha is specified in this battle verse.
None; it is a narrative transition into warfare.