Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
अथ तीक्ष्णैः शरैर्दैत्या निहता दानवास्तथा । एके पंचत्वमापन्ना गताश्चान्य इतस्ततः
atha tīkṣṇaiḥ śarairdaityā nihatā dānavāstathā | eke paṃcatvamāpannā gatāścānya itastataḥ
Frappés par ces flèches acérées, les daitya et les dānava s’effondrèrent : les uns trouvèrent la mort, tandis que d’autres s’enfuirent de tous côtés.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A battlefield where daityas and dānavas fall pierced by sharp arrows; some lie lifeless while others scatter in panic across the horizon.
FAQs
Adharma cannot stand before divine guardianship; in sacred narratives, the fall of the wicked affirms the security of dharma.
The verse belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter, but the specific location is not mentioned in this excerpt.
None; it continues the battle narrative.