Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
ततस्त्वच्छस्त्रनिर्दग्धः पंचत्वं स प्रयास्यति । वयं च त्रिदशैश्वर्यं लभिष्यामो हतद्विषः
tatastvacchastranirdagdhaḥ paṃcatvaṃ sa prayāsyati | vayaṃ ca tridaśaiśvaryaṃ labhiṣyāmo hatadviṣaḥ
तेव्हा तुझ्या शस्त्रांनी दग्ध होऊन तो नष्ट होईल; आणि आम्ही शत्रूंचा संहार करून त्रिदशांचे ऐश्वर्य पुन्हा मिळवू.
Devas
Scene: The wicked foe is scorched by Devi’s weapons and falls; the devas, enemies slain, regain the sovereignty of the thirty gods—order returns after crisis.
FAQs
The defeat of adharma restores cosmic order; divine sovereignty is regained when the Goddess removes the oppressive power.
The verse continues the Vindhya-linked narrative thread, though it emphasizes the outcome of the coming battle rather than a site-description.
None; it is a prophecy of victory and restoration.