Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
अयं स येन शक्राद्याः कृता मर्काः समार्बुदम् । अयं स सर्वशस्त्रैगैर्योऽस्माभिर्न जितो रणे
ayaṃ sa yena śakrādyāḥ kṛtā markāḥ samārbudam | ayaṃ sa sarvaśastraigairyo'smābhirna jito raṇe
C'est celui par qui Indra et les autres dieux ont été rendus misérables pendant d'innombrables années. C'est celui-là même qui, bien qu'assailli par nous avec toutes sortes d'armes, n'a pas été vaincu au combat.
Hari (Viṣṇu) continuing to address Skanda
Listener: Skanda (Kumāra)
Scene: Viṣṇu recounts the foe’s history: devas shown in a faint ‘memory’ tableau—Indra and others humbled—while the daitya stands unshaken amid a rain of diverse weapons that fail to subdue him.
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When adharma gains boons and resilience, it may persist long—yet it remains destined to fall when the right means arises.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
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