Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
सुरासुराणां संमर्दे तस्मिन्परमदारुणे । तुमुलं सुमहत्क्रांते सेनयोरुभयोरपि
surāsurāṇāṃ saṃmarde tasminparamadāruṇe | tumulaṃ sumahatkrāṃte senayorubhayorapi
Dans cette mêlée de dieux et d’asuras, d’une âpreté extrême, lorsque les deux armées avancèrent avec une force immense, le combat devint un fracas vaste et tumultueux.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A dense crush of devas and asuras surges forward; overlapping shields, weapons, and bodies create a near-abstract mass; dust clouds billow; the scene feels claustrophobic and thunderous.
FAQs
Even cosmic conflict is portrayed as part of dharma’s larger ordering, where pride and hostility culminate in turmoil and consequence.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative battle-setting within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it is descriptive rather than ritual-instructional.