Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
यावदास्ते मदोन्मत्ता मन्त्रयंति परस्परम् । दैत्यदानवमुख्या ये ते सर्वे युद्धकांक्षिणः
yāvadāste madonmattā mantrayaṃti parasparam | daityadānavamukhyā ye te sarve yuddhakāṃkṣiṇaḥ
Tandis qu’il demeurait assis là, enivré d’orgueil, ils se consultaient entre eux : ces chefs Dāityas et Dānavas, tous avides de guerre.
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa; contextual inference)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: Bali and the chief daityas lean toward one another in intense counsel; faces flushed with pride, hands slicing the air; weapons and banners visible in the background, suggesting imminent mobilization.
FAQs
Pride clouds judgment; collective counsel without dharma becomes a catalyst for needless conflict.
The narrative sits within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), providing sacred-geography context though this verse is narrative.
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