Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
ईश्वर उवाच । पूर्वं त्रेतायुगे स्कन्द हतो रामेण रावणः । चतुर्दश तदा कोट्यो निहता ब्रह्मरक्षसाम्
īśvara uvāca | pūrvaṃ tretāyuge skanda hato rāmeṇa rāvaṇaḥ | caturdaśa tadā koṭyo nihatā brahmarakṣasām
Tuhan (Śiva) bersabda: Dahulu pada Yuga Tretā, wahai Skanda, Rāvaṇa dibunuh oleh Rāma; dan pada masa itu empat belas krore brahma-rākṣasa pun dimusnahkan.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Listener: Skanda
Scene: Śiva narrates to Skanda: the climactic slaying of Rāvaṇa by Rāma; the sky clears as brahma-rākṣasas fall, devas rejoice.
FAQs
Cosmic order is restored through dharmic action; even vast forces of adharma are ultimately overcome.
The immediate setting is Kailāsa (from the framing); the verse itself references epic history rather than a particular tīrtha.
None; it establishes narrative context tied to Rāmāyaṇa-era events.