Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
गन्धेन सुरमातंगा दुद्रुवुस्तस्य हस्तिनः । पलायितेषु सैन्येषु सुराणां पाकशासनः
gandhena suramātaṃgā dudruvustasya hastinaḥ | palāyiteṣu sainyeṣu surāṇāṃ pākaśāsanaḥ
Rien qu’à l’odeur, les éléphants des dieux s’enfuirent devant cet éléphant. Et lorsque les armées des Devas se dispersèrent dans la déroute, Indra —le châtieur de Pāka— se trouva face à l’épreuve.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Divine elephants recoil and bolt merely from the scent of Nimi’s elephant; deva ranks break; Indra (Pākaśāsana) stands amid scattering troops, momentarily isolated, his posture tense as crisis closes in.
FAQs
Worldly power (armies, mounts, strength) can collapse instantly; leadership is tested when supports flee.
No site is glorified in this verse.
None.