Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
देवाः पराजिता दैत्यै राज्यं शक्रस्य तत्क्षणात् । संप्राप्तं सकलं तस्य मूढस्य च दुरात्मनः
devāḥ parājitā daityai rājyaṃ śakrasya tatkṣaṇāt | saṃprāptaṃ sakalaṃ tasya mūḍhasya ca durātmanaḥ
ദൈത്യന്മാർ ദേവന്മാരെ പരാജയപ്പെടുത്തി; അതേ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ ശക്രന്റെ (ഇന്ദ്രന്റെ) സമസ്ത രാജ്യം ആ മോഹിത ദുഷ്ടാത്മാവിന്റെ അധീനമായി।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāreśvara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dimmed Svarga: Indra’s throne emptying, devas scattered, daityas surging into Amarāvatī; banners of Indra lowered, a sense of sudden usurpation.
FAQs
Authority without dharma collapses swiftly; spiritual offense can precipitate immediate worldly loss.
No tirtha is singled out; the verse continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s dharma-centered narrative.
None explicitly; the implied corrective is repentance and restoration of guru-honor.