Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
कलशं सुधया पूर्णं गृहीत्वा ते समुत्सुकाः । दैत्याः पातालमाजग्मुस्तदा देवा भ्रमान्विताः
kalaśaṃ sudhayā pūrṇaṃ gṛhītvā te samutsukāḥ | daityāḥ pātālamājagmustadā devā bhramānvitāḥ
സുധ നിറഞ്ഞ കലശം പിടിച്ചെടുത്ത് ദൈത്യർ ഉത്സാഹത്തോടെ പാതാളത്തിലേക്ക് ഇറങ്ങി; അപ്പോൾ ദേവന്മാർ ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലായി।
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame of Kedārakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Daityas clutch a radiant kalaśa brimming with amṛta and descend toward shadowy Pātāla; devas behind them appear disoriented, their banners drooping amid swirling cosmic mist.
FAQs
When adharma seems to triumph, the righteous may be shaken—but Purāṇic narrative implies that divine order ultimately restores balance.
Pātāla is mentioned as a mythic realm; the verse itself does not praise a pilgrimage site, though it is preserved within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred compilation.
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