Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
अथासौ भूतलं सर्वं वशीकृत्वा महाबलः । ततो दैत्यगणैः सार्द्धं जगाम त्रिदशालयम्
athāsau bhūtalaṃ sarvaṃ vaśīkṛtvā mahābalaḥ | tato daityagaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ jagāma tridaśālayam
Alors ce puissant, après avoir soumis toute la terre à son empire, partit avec des cohortes de Daityas vers la demeure des Trente (les dieux).
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: Bāṣkali with daitya hosts marching from conquered earth toward the radiant gates of Devaloka; banners, drums, and dark clouds contrasting with celestial light.
FAQs
Unchecked power and domination lead to confrontation with divine order, a recurring Purāṇic moral arc.
Still in the prelude to the Jalaśāyī tīrtha’s origin; the site is not named anew in this verse.
None; it narrates the Daitya king’s advance toward the gods’ realm.