Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
ततस्तु देवाः सर्वे च स्वसैन्यपरिवारिताः । चक्रुर्युद्धं च दैत्येन सुमहल्लोमहर्षणम्
tatastu devāḥ sarve ca svasainyaparivāritāḥ | cakruryuddhaṃ ca daityena sumahallomaharṣaṇam
そのとき、すべての神々は自らの軍勢に囲まれ、ダイティヤと戦った——まことに巨大で、身の毛もよだつ戦であった。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (context continues)
Scene: All devas, each with their own regiments, surge forward in formation; standards ripple, chariots and celestial weapons flash; the daitya stands as the focal threat, and the battlefield aura induces gooseflesh in onlookers.
FAQs
Collective effort aligned with dharma—supported by right leadership—confronts destructive forces effectively.
The broader episode belongs to Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Māhātmya, presenting the kṣetra as a theater of divine victory.
None; it is a descriptive account of the conflict.