Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
असुराणां विनाशाय जातं दैवविपर्ययात् । विना दैवेन जानीध्वमुद्यमो हि निरर्थकः
asurāṇāṃ vināśāya jātaṃ daivaviparyayāt | vinā daivena jānīdhvamudyamo hi nirarthakaḥ
ദൈവവിപര്യയത്താൽ ഇത് അസുരന്മാരുടെ വിനാശത്തിനായി സംഭവിച്ചു. ദൈവം കൂടാതെ മനുഷ്യപ്രയത്നം നിശ്ചയം വ്യർത്ഥമെന്നു അറിയുക.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic cosmic scene: devas prosper under a turning wheel of destiny; asuras fall as the same wheel rotates—above them a subtle divine presence indicating daiva.
FAQs
Human striving must align with divine order; dharmic success is ultimately secured by daiva (the higher ordinance).
No single tirtha is named; the teaching is embedded in Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative context.
None; it offers a doctrinal maxim about daiva and the limits of mere udyama (effort).