Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
पीड्यंते दानवै रौद्रैः स्वर्गे जाते विराजके
pīḍyaṃte dānavai raudraiḥ svarge jāte virājake
Lorsque Virājaka vint à se trouver au ciel, les farouches Dānavas se mirent à opprimer (les mondes).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In svarga’s jeweled halls, fierce Dānavas surge in, subduing devas; banners torn, celestial order shaken, clouds darken around Amarāvatī-like palaces.
FAQs
When righteous leadership withdraws, adharma gains strength and begins to oppress the worlds.
This verse functions as narrative setup inside the Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha praise emerges in the surrounding passage.
None in this verse; it describes a cosmic crisis that prompts later acts of reconciliation and religious restoration.