Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
अनेन हि वयं वीर सानुगेन दुरात्मना । पीडिता विविधोपायैः पातालादप्यधः कृताः
anena hi vayaṃ vīra sānugena durātmanā | pīḍitā vividhopāyaiḥ pātālādapyadhaḥ kṛtāḥ
ഹേ വീരാ! ഈ ദുഷ്ടാത്മാവ് അനുചരന്മാരോടുകൂടെ ഞങ്ങളെ പല ക്രൂര ഉപായങ്ങളാൽ പീഡിപ്പിച്ചു; പാതാളത്തേക്കാളും താഴേക്ക് തള്ളിക്കളഞ്ഞു।
Nāgas (collective voice)
Scene: A group of distressed beings speak to a heroic figure, describing how a wicked leader with followers tormented them and cast them beneath Pātāla; the background suggests cavernous netherworld strata.
FAQs
Adharma causes deep suffering, while dharmic intervention restores beings to safety and dignity.
No earthly tīrtha is mentioned; the verse references the netherworld realm of Pātāla.
None; it narrates the extent of oppression endured by the Nāgas.