Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः कोपपरीतात्मा प्रेषयामास दानवः । मर्त्यलोके चरान्गुप्तान्निपुणांश्चाब्रवीत्ततः
tataḥ kopaparītātmā preṣayāmāsa dānavaḥ | martyaloke carānguptānnipuṇāṃścābravīttataḥ
Alors ce Dānava, l'esprit submergé par la colère, envoya des espions habiles, cachés parmi les hommes dans le monde mortel, et leur donna des instructions.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A furious Dānava leader issues orders; shadowy figures—spies—bow and depart, blending into crowds of mortals, suggesting infiltration and looming danger.
FAQs
Dharma often faces opposition, yet the narrative sets the stage for divine protection and the eventual triumph of sacred practice.
The larger passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra account within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces hostile surveillance against those performing worship and Vedic observances.