Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
ततः संगृह्य यत्नेन सर्वगात्रेषु सर्वतः । तच्च पंचगुणैर्देवैः पातितं धरणीतले
tataḥ saṃgṛhya yatnena sarvagātreṣu sarvataḥ | tacca paṃcaguṇairdevaiḥ pātitaṃ dharaṇītale
Puis, le saisissant avec effort de toutes parts et par tous ses membres, les dieux—quintuples en puissance—le jetèrent à terre.
Sūta
Scene: A colossal, fierce being is seized at all limbs by a circle of radiant devas, their many arms and weapons coordinated; the being is forced down onto the earth, dust and light rising together.
FAQs
When dharma unites and acts with disciplined effort, even formidable forces of chaos are restrained, preparing the ground for sacred order and worship.
This action is part of the legend underlying Vāstupada Tīrtha’s māhātmya in Adhyaya 132.
None directly; the narrative typically serves to justify later worship, bathing, and offerings at the tīrtha.