Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
भवतश्छिद्रमासाद्य घोरेऽस्मिन्सलिलावृते । पूर्वकल्पसमुद्भूतावसुरौ सुरदुर्जयौ
bhavataśchidramāsādya ghore'sminsalilāvṛte | pūrvakalpasamudbhūtāvasurau suradurjayau
तुमच्या (असावधान) क्षणातील छिद्र साधून, या जलाने आच्छादित भयानक विस्तारात, पूर्वकल्पातून उत्पन्न झालेले दोन असुर उठले—देवांनाही दुर्जय।
Narmadā continuing her account
Listener: Rudra/Īśvara
Scene: From the dark, water-covered dread expanse, two formidable asuras from a prior kalpa arise, seizing the opportunity of an unguarded moment; the scene is charged with impending conflict.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching emphasizes that disorder exploits negligence, but dharma is ultimately re-established through divine agency.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is cosmological, embedded within the Revā Khaṇḍa frame.
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