Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
ततस्तथाविधान्दृष्ट्वा दैत्यांस्तान्मोहमाश्रितान् । तदा राहुश्च केतुश्च द्वावेतौ दैत्यपुंगवौ
tatastathāvidhāndṛṣṭvā daityāṃstānmohamāśritān | tadā rāhuśca ketuśca dvāvetau daityapuṃgavau
Alors, voyant ces Daitya tombés dans une telle illusion, surgirent Rāhu et Ketu, ces deux éminents parmi les Daitya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The camera shifts to the daitya side: Rāhu and Ketu, formidable and intent, rise as the daityas sit in delusion—an ominous calm before deception.
FAQs
Moha (delusion) blinds communities and leaders; from such confusion, disruptive forces quickly emerge.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the Kedārakhaṇḍa mythic sequence.
None; it introduces Rāhu and Ketu within the unfolding narrative.