Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
एवं ते लीयमानाश्च निहताः कालने मिना । दृश्यंते पतिता देवाः शस्त्रभिन्नंगसंधयः
evaṃ te līyamānāśca nihatāḥ kālane minā | dṛśyaṃte patitā devāḥ śastrabhinnaṃgasaṃdhayaḥ
ഇപ്രകാരം ഒളിച്ചിരുന്ന അവരെ കാലനേമി വധിച്ചു. ആയുധങ്ങളാൽ അംഗങ്ങളും സന്ധികളും തകർന്ന് ദേവന്മാർ വീണുകിടക്കുന്നത് കാണപ്പെട്ടു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: After the crushing press, Kālanemi’s weapons finish the rout; devas lie fallen across the field, bodies and joints split, banners drooping, the storm-dark sky hanging heavy above.
FAQs
Even the mighty can fall when dharma’s order is disrupted; Purāṇas portray such reversals to highlight the necessity of divine protection and righteous alignment.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None—this is a narrative depiction of combat.