Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 72
ते ते सर्वे समुत्तस्थुर्दानवाः शास्त्रपाणयः । व्याकुलस्तु ततो देवो दानवेन तरस्विना
te te sarve samuttasthurdānavāḥ śāstrapāṇayaḥ | vyākulastu tato devo dānavena tarasvinā
その滴りから、彼らは皆起ち上がった――手に武器を執るダーナヴァたち。すると神は、その迅く猛きダーナヴァによって心を乱された。
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: From scattered drops, armed Dānavas suddenly rise, weapons raised; a deity stands troubled as a swift, forceful demon advances, the landscape charged with ominous motion.
FAQs
Evil can appear to multiply and escalate, yet it ultimately becomes the occasion for the divine to manifest greater protective power.
The Revā region is the overarching sacred setting; this verse itself is narrative rather than tīrtha-descriptive.
No ritual instruction is present.