Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
दैत्येंद्रो राक्षसेन्द्रेण क्षितिकंपेनगो यथा । स सुहूर्तात्समाश्वास्य मत्वा तं दुर्जयं रणे
daityeṃdro rākṣasendreṇa kṣitikaṃpenago yathā | sa suhūrtātsamāśvāsya matvā taṃ durjayaṃ raṇe
ស្ដេចនៃពួក दैत्य ដែលត្រូវបានអង្រួនដោយស្ដេចនៃពួក Rākṣasa ដូចជាភ្នំដែលត្រូវរញ្ជួយដី បានដកដង្ហើមធំមួយសន្ទុះក្រោយមក ដោយដឹងថាគេពិបាកនឹងយកឈ្នះក្នុងសង្គ្រាម។
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: The daitya king, shaken like a mountain in an earthquake, steadies himself—feet braced, chest heaving—eyes narrowing as he judges the rākṣasa’s near-invincibility.
FAQs
Pride gives way to realism when confronted by superior strength; discernment (viveka) begins when one recognizes true power in the field of action.
No tīrtha is referenced in this battle verse.
None.