Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
वित्रेसुर्दुद्रुवुर्जघ्नुर्निपेतुश्च सहस्रशः । एवं विलुलिते तस्मिन्दानवेन्द्रे महाबले
vitresurdudruvurjaghnurnipetuśca sahasraśaḥ | evaṃ vilulite tasmindānavendre mahābale
Mereka menjadi gentar—ada yang lari, ada yang memukul, dan ribuan pun rebah. Demikianlah, ketika raja Dānava yang maha perkasa itu digoncang dalam kekacauan,
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A battlefield in upheaval: daityas/dānavas and devas in disarray; warriors fleeing, others striking, bodies falling in heaps; the dānava leader is ‘vilulita’—thrown into confusion—amid dust and broken standards.
FAQs
Adharma’s power is unstable; when confronted by divine force, even great strength dissolves into panic and defeat.
None in this verse; it is a battlefield narration rather than a pilgrimage description.
None.