Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
न दैत्येषु प्रभेदृक्स्यान्नाकृतिर्दानवेष्वियम् । महासाध्वसदः कोयमस्माकं हृत्प्रकंपनः
na daityeṣu prabhedṛksyānnākṛtirdānaveṣviyam | mahāsādhvasadaḥ koyamasmākaṃ hṛtprakaṃpanaḥ
Ce n’est point une espèce connue parmi les Daityas, ni cette forme ne se trouve chez les Dānavas. Qui est donc celui-ci, semant une grande terreur et faisant trembler nos cœurs ?
Surāḥ (the gods), collectively
Scene: A host of daityas/dānavas recoil in confusion, pointing toward an unprecedented, terrifying form; faces show dread, hearts ‘quake’ as the unknown power approaches.
FAQs
True spiritual force is not reducible to familiar ‘enemy’ categories; awe arises when the cosmic order reveals an unexpected agent.
None explicitly; the verse is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative world.
None in this verse.