Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
वायुरुवाच । एते शक्रादयो देवा नंदिना विनिवारिताः । तारकेण हतोत्साहास्तिष्ठंति गिरिरोधसि
vāyuruvāca | ete śakrādayo devā naṃdinā vinivāritāḥ | tārakeṇa hatotsāhāstiṣṭhaṃti girirodhasi
വായു പറഞ്ഞു— “ഇന്ദ്രാദി ദേവന്മാർ നന്ദിയാൽ തടയപ്പെട്ടു. താരകനാൽ ഉത്സാഹം തകർന്നു അവർ പർവതത്തിന്റെ ചരിവിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.”
Vāyu
Type: peak
Listener: Tripurāntaka (the Lord addressed in the surrounding narrative)
Scene: Vāyu narrates: devas led by Indra stand dejected on a mountain incline; Nandin appears as a formidable guardian; the shadow of Tāraka’s threat looms.
FAQs
Even the Devas lose resolve when dharma is obstructed; they must seek refuge in Śiva’s order and right counsel rather than pride.
This verse is narrative setup within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single śloka.
None in this verse; it describes the Devas’ condition and the obstruction by Nandin.