Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
ततः स जनयामास देवाञ्च्छक्रपुरःसरान् । अदित्यां चैव दैत्यांश्च दित्यां स बलवत्तरान्
tataḥ sa janayāmāsa devāñcchakrapuraḥsarān | adityāṃ caiva daityāṃśca dityāṃ sa balavattarān
Ensuite, d’Aditi, il engendra les dieux, conduits par Śakra (Indra) ; et de Diti, il engendra les Daityas, puissants par leur force.
Sūta (narrator)
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly
Scene: Kaśyapa’s progeny divides: from Aditi arise the devas led by Indra; from Diti arise the powerful Daityas—foreshadowing future clashes and the controversial act against Diti’s embryo.
FAQs
Even opposing forces arise within one cosmic family; dharma is upheld by recognizing divine order and restraining pride and aggression.
Not directly; the verse sets up the mythic background that later anchors the merit of the local kṣetra.
None in this verse.