Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
देवाः पराजिता दैत्यै राज्यं शक्रस्य तत्क्षणात् । संप्राप्तं सकलं तस्य मूढस्य च दुरात्मनः
devāḥ parājitā daityai rājyaṃ śakrasya tatkṣaṇāt | saṃprāptaṃ sakalaṃ tasya mūḍhasya ca durātmanaḥ
Les dieux furent vaincus par les Daitya, et à l’instant même le royaume de Śakra (Indra) fut entièrement saisi par cet être égaré et au cœur mauvais.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāreśvara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dimmed Svarga: Indra’s throne emptying, devas scattered, daityas surging into Amarāvatī; banners of Indra lowered, a sense of sudden usurpation.
FAQs
Authority without dharma collapses swiftly; spiritual offense can precipitate immediate worldly loss.
No tirtha is singled out; the verse continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s dharma-centered narrative.
None explicitly; the implied corrective is repentance and restoration of guru-honor.