Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
लोमश उवाच । तदा ते ह्यसुराः सर्वे बलिप्रभृतयो दिवि । रुरुधुर्नगरीं रम्यां योद्धुकामाः पुरंदरम्
lomaśa uvāca | tadā te hyasurāḥ sarve baliprabhṛtayo divi | rurudhurnagarīṃ ramyāṃ yoddhukāmāḥ puraṃdaram
Lomaśa berkata: “Ketika itu semua Asura—bermula dengan Bali—mengepung di langit kota yang indah itu, dengan hasrat hendak berperang melawan Purandara (Indra).”
Lomaśa
Listener: Atri
Scene: A vast celestial city with jeweled ramparts; Bali and the Asura host mass at the gates, weapons raised, banners flying, intent on challenging Indra.
FAQs
Unchecked ambition turns into aggression; the Purāṇas frame such conflict to highlight the need for dharma-guided power.
No earthly tīrtha is directly praised; the verse describes events in heaven within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa narrative.
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