Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
हत्वा देवगणांस्तावदसिचक्रपरद्द्विश्वधैः । गृहीत्वा शक्रभार्यां स दानवोऽपि गतो बलात्
hatvā devagaṇāṃstāvadasicakraparaddviśvadhaiḥ | gṛhītvā śakrabhāryāṃ sa dānavo'pi gato balāt
വാൾ, ചക്രം, പരശു, ദ്വിധാരായുധങ്ങൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് ദേവഗണങ്ങളെ വധിച്ച്, ആ ദാനവൻ ഇന്ദ്രന്റെ ഭാര്യയെയും പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ബലാൽക്കാരമായി പുറപ്പെട്ടു പോയി।
Devas (continuing their report to Brahmā)
Listener: राजेन्द्र (king addressed)
Scene: A fierce battle: devas struck down by a demon wielding sword, discus, axe, and double-edged weapons; the demon forcibly carries away Indra’s wife Śacī.
FAQs
When power is divorced from dharma, it becomes violence and violation; the Purāṇic narrative frames such acts as triggers for divine rebalancing.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse focuses on the outrage that prompts divine intervention.
None; it describes conflict and the demon’s forcible act.