Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
ततो युद्धं समभवद्देवयोर्दानवैः सह । आच्छादितौ तौ ददृशुर्दैत्यैर्देवगणास्तदा
tato yuddhaṃ samabhavaddevayordānavaiḥ saha | ācchāditau tau dadṛśurdaityairdevagaṇāstadā
मग त्या दोन देव आणि दानव यांच्यात घनघोर युद्ध झाले. त्या वेळी देवगणांनी पाहिले की दैत्यांनी चारही बाजूंनी झाकल्यामुळे ते दोघे आच्छादित, जणू लपून गेले होते.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Battle erupts; the two divine figures are momentarily hidden by a press of Daityas, while the devas look on in alarm, sensing the crisis.
FAQs
Dharma may appear momentarily obscured by hostile forces, yet the Purāṇic narrative frames such concealment as temporary before divine restoration.
Dvārakā, whose Māhātmya depicts it as a protected divine domain even amid cosmic battle.
None; it narrates the onset of battle.