Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
ते हन्यमाना दैतेया बलेन बलशालिना । सर्वतो विद्रुता भग्नाः कुशमेव ययुस्तदा
te hanyamānā daiteyā balena balaśālinā | sarvato vidrutā bhagnāḥ kuśameva yayustadā
उस महाबली के पराक्रम से आहत वे दैत्य चारों ओर से भाग खड़े हुए; पराजित और भग्न होकर तब वे कुश-देश (द्वीप) को ही चले गए।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: Daityas, wounded and terrified, scatter in all directions from Dvārakā’s battlefield, retreating toward a distant ‘Kuśa’ land; dust clouds and broken weapons mark their rout.
FAQs
When dharma is upheld by divine strength, adharma collapses and retreats; unrighteous aggression ends in flight and ruin.
Dvārakā, whose divine defenders cause hostile forces to scatter, underscoring the city’s sanctity and protection.
None; this verse records the rout and retreat.