Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
विश्वामित्र उवाच । हिरण्याक्ष इति ख्यातः पुराऽसीद्दानवो त्तमः । अभवत्तस्य संग्रामः शक्रेण सह दारुणः
viśvāmitra uvāca | hiraṇyākṣa iti khyātaḥ purā'sīddānavo ttamaḥ | abhavattasya saṃgrāmaḥ śakreṇa saha dāruṇaḥ
Viśvāmitra dit : «Autrefois vivait un Dānava d’exception, nommé Hiraṇyākṣa. Une bataille terrible eut lieu entre lui et Śakra (Indra).»
Viśvāmitra
Tirtha: Dhārātīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (addressed as mahārāja)
Scene: Viśvāmitra narrates to a king: the famed Dānava Hiraṇyākṣa rises as a formidable figure; the scene foreshadows a dreadful clash with Indra.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often anchor sacred institutions in cosmic struggles, where dharma is defended against disruptive forces.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it begins the backstory leading to Indra’s intervention.
None; it introduces a legendary battle as narrative context.