Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
ततो हरगणाः सर्वे दानवैस्तै रणाजिरे । जिता जग्मुर्दिशो भीता हरवीक्षणतत्पराः
tato haragaṇāḥ sarve dānavaistai raṇājire | jitā jagmurdiśo bhītā haravīkṣaṇatatparāḥ
ત્યારે રણભૂમિમાં તે દાનવો દ્વારા પરાજિત થઈ, હરનાં સર્વ ગણ ભયથી દિશાઓ તરફ દોડી ગયા, હરદર્શન-શરણ માટે તત્પર બની।
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa speaking to sages)
Scene: Hara’s gaṇas, routed on the battlefield, scatter toward the horizons, faces turned anxiously as if searching for Śiva; the emotional pivot is from combat to refuge-seeking.
FAQs
Even the mighty seek refuge in Śiva; turning toward the Lord is the remedy when strength fails.
Not named in this verse; the emphasis is on Hara as the ultimate refuge within the chapter’s sacred narrative.
None.
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