Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79
अहिदंष्ट्र इति ख्यातो महादैत्यो बलोत्कटः । युक्तः स्थूलशिरोनामा सहायेन दुरात्मना
ahidaṃṣṭra iti khyāto mahādaityo balotkaṭaḥ | yuktaḥ sthūlaśironāmā sahāyena durātmanā
Un grand Dānava, redoutable par sa force, devint célèbre sous le nom d’Ahidaṃṣṭra. Il fut rejoint par un compagnon mauvais nommé Sthūlaśiras.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brahmakhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Setu (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serpent-fanged daitya ‘Ahidaṃṣṭra’ stands with exaggerated fangs and coiled-serpent motifs; beside him the heavy-headed ‘Sthūlaśiras’—a grim counselor—both framed as looming threats.
FAQs
Evil gains momentum through alliances; dharma warns against joining hands with the durātman (evil-minded).
Setukhaṇḍa’s overarching frame is the Setu sacred region, but this verse focuses on identifying antagonists.
None; it is a character-introduction verse.