Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
तान्वीक्ष्य विगतोत्साहानंधकः प्रत्यभाषत । कविं विक्रम्य नयता नंदिना वंचिता वयम्
tānvīkṣya vigatotsāhānaṃdhakaḥ pratyabhāṣata | kaviṃ vikramya nayatā naṃdinā vaṃcitā vayam
Les voyant privés d’élan, Andhaka prit la parole : «Nandin nous a dupés ; il a terrassé et emporté Kavi (Śukra), notre sage».
Andhaka
Scene: Andhaka stands before a dejected daitya host, gesturing sharply as he names Nandin’s stratagem; the atmosphere is tense—anger trying to replace despair.
FAQs
Pride that depends on worldly strategy collapses when divine guardianship intervenes; true refuge is not cunning but dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; the larger Kāśī-khaṇḍa context celebrates Kāśī as the seat of Śiva’s protection.
None; it is a direct speech within a battle narrative.