Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
मा दैत्य प्रविजानीहि यन्नष्टस्त्रिदशाधिपः । एष नागो रणं हित्वा विवशो याति मे बलात्
mā daitya pravijānīhi yannaṣṭastridaśādhipaḥ | eṣa nāgo raṇaṃ hitvā vivaśo yāti me balāt
« Ô Daitya, ne va pas croire que le seigneur des dieux soit anéanti. Cet éléphant, quittant le champ de bataille, est chassé malgré lui par ma puissance. »
Indra (Śakra, Tridaśādhipa)
Scene: Indra addresses the Daitya directly, declaring the gods’ lord is not destroyed; the elephant (nāga) is shown retreating from the battlefield under Indra’s force, while asuras look on in surprise.
FAQs
Dharma’s guardians may appear to withdraw, yet divine order is not defeated; power guided by righteousness restores balance.
No tīrtha is named here; the verse is part of a larger māhātmya narrative context.
None.