Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
श्रीमहेश उवाच । प्रविष्टो दानवो यत्र कथयामि नराधिप । पाताललोकमाश्रित्य कन्या विध्वंसते तु सः
śrīmaheśa uvāca | praviṣṭo dānavo yatra kathayāmi narādhipa | pātālalokamāśritya kanyā vidhvaṃsate tu saḥ
श्रीमहेश म्हणाले—हे नराधिप, तो दानव ज्या ठिकाणी प्रविष्ट झाला आहे ते मी सांगतो। पाताळलोकाचा आश्रय घेऊन तो कन्यांना पीडा देऊन नाश करीत आहे।
Śrī Maheśa (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nara-adhipa (king)
Scene: Śrī Maheśa addresses the king, revealing the demon’s hiding in Pātāla and the suffering of maidens; a dark subterranean vista implied behind the narration.
FAQs
Adharma manifests as harm to the vulnerable; divine narration highlights the duty to protect and restore order.
No pilgrimage site is praised in this line; the verse locates the threat in Pātāla to set the stage for divine intervention.
None; it is descriptive, explaining the demon’s location and wrongdoing.