Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
एवं भग्नं दानवानां च सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा देवा गर्जमानाः समंतात् । हृष्टाः सर्वे संमिलित्वा तदानीं लब्ध्वा युद्धे ते जयं श्लाघयन्ते
evaṃ bhagnaṃ dānavānāṃ ca sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā devā garjamānāḥ samaṃtāt | hṛṣṭāḥ sarve saṃmilitvā tadānīṃ labdhvā yuddhe te jayaṃ ślāghayante
Voyant l’armée des Dānavas ainsi brisée, les Devas rugirent de toutes parts; tous, transportés de joie, se rassemblèrent alors et, la victoire acquise au combat, proclamèrent leur triomphe.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The shattered Asura ranks in the background; Devas gather in a bright cluster, roaring and raising weapons/standards; faces lit with relief and exhilaration; the sky clears as if order returns.
FAQs
When dharma prevails, righteous beings unite in gratitude and courage—victory is portrayed as communal and divinely supported.
Kedāra is the sacred frame of the section, but the verse primarily narrates the devas’ battlefield response.
None in this verse.