Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
प्राकारमारुह्य तदा हि संभ्रमाद्दैत्याः सुरेशं प्रति हंतुकामाः । यावत्प्रविष्टा ह्यमरावतीं तां शून्यामपश्यन्परितुष्टमानसाः
prākāramāruhya tadā hi saṃbhramāddaityāḥ sureśaṃ prati haṃtukāmāḥ | yāvatpraviṣṭā hyamarāvatīṃ tāṃ śūnyāmapaśyanparituṣṭamānasāḥ
Alors, dans leur exaltation, les Daitya grimpèrent sur les remparts, voulant tuer le seigneur des dieux. Mais lorsqu’ils pénétrèrent dans cette Amarāvatī, ils la trouvèrent déserte, et leurs cœurs furent remplis de contentement.
Lomaśa (deduced; Māheśvara-khaṇḍa dialogues commonly relayed by Sūta/Lomaśa to sages; explicit speakers begin at v.45)
Listener: Atri
Scene: Daityas swarm up glittering ramparts, then pour into silent streets and empty halls of Amarāvatī; their faces shift from ferocity to smug satisfaction at the deserted city.
FAQs
Worldly triumph can intoxicate the mind; satisfaction born from conquest is unstable and sets the stage for later karmic reversal.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it functions as narrative context within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.
None in this verse; it describes an event (entry into Amarāvatī).