Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
गन्धेन सुरमातंगा दुद्रुवुस्तस्य हस्तिनः । पलायितेषु सैन्येषु सुराणां पाकशासनः
gandhena suramātaṃgā dudruvustasya hastinaḥ | palāyiteṣu sainyeṣu surāṇāṃ pākaśāsanaḥ
Dengan bau semata-mata, gajah-gajah para dewa pun lari daripada gajah itu. Dan ketika bala tentera Deva bertempiaran melarikan diri, Indra—penghukum Pāka—terdedah menghadapi saat genting.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Divine elephants recoil and bolt merely from the scent of Nimi’s elephant; deva ranks break; Indra (Pākaśāsana) stands amid scattering troops, momentarily isolated, his posture tense as crisis closes in.
FAQs
Worldly power (armies, mounts, strength) can collapse instantly; leadership is tested when supports flee.
No site is glorified in this verse.
None.