Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः कोपपरीतात्मा प्रेषयामास दानवः । मर्त्यलोके चरान्गुप्तान्निपुणांश्चाब्रवीत्ततः
tataḥ kopaparītātmā preṣayāmāsa dānavaḥ | martyaloke carānguptānnipuṇāṃścābravīttataḥ
ನಂತರ ಕೋಪದಿಂದ ಆವೃತಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಆ ದಾನವನು ಮর্ত್ಯಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ನಡುವೆ ಗುಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವ ನಿಪುಣ ಚರರನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಆಜ್ಞೆ ನೀಡಿದನು।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A furious Dānava leader issues orders; shadowy figures—spies—bow and depart, blending into crowds of mortals, suggesting infiltration and looming danger.
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Dharma often faces opposition, yet the narrative sets the stage for divine protection and the eventual triumph of sacred practice.
The larger passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra account within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces hostile surveillance against those performing worship and Vedic observances.
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