Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148
यदा हि ते दैत्यवराः सुरेशैर्निहन्यमानाश्च विदुद्रुवुर्दिशः । केचिद्दृष्ट्वा दानवास्ते तदानीं भीतित्रस्ताः क्लीबरूपाः क्रमेणा
yadā hi te daityavarāḥ sureśairnihanyamānāśca vidudruvurdiśaḥ | keciddṛṣṭvā dānavāste tadānīṃ bhītitrastāḥ klībarūpāḥ krameṇā
Car lorsque ces Dāityas d’élite, mis à mort par les seigneurs des dieux, s’enfuirent en tous sens, certains Dānavas, voyant cela, furent saisis d’effroi et, peu à peu, prirent une mine lâche.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Daityas scatter to the quarters as devas press forward; a few dānavas look back wide-eyed, shoulders slumped, weapons lowered—cowardice creeping in step by step.
FAQs
Fear spreads socially and gradually erodes courage; the text uses this to contrast steadiness with collapse of resolve.
No site is named in this verse; it is embedded in the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred-region narration.
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