Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
एवं ते दानवाः सर्वे कृत्वा मंत्रविनिश्चयम् । मेरुशृंगं ततो जग्मुः सभृत्यबलवाहनः
evaṃ te dānavāḥ sarve kṛtvā maṃtraviniścayam | meruśṛṃgaṃ tato jagmuḥ sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ
Demikianlah kesemua Dānava itu, setelah mencapai keputusan muktamad dalam perbincangan, lalu berangkat ke puncak Meru—bersama dengan pengiring, tentera, dan tunggangan mereka.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Meru-śṛṅga
Type: peak
Scene: A vast Dānava host, after a decisive council, marches upward toward the shining peak of Meru with banners, chariots, elephants, and aerial mounts; the mountain glows like a cosmic pillar amid layered heavens.
FAQs
It depicts the momentum of collective resolve; Purāṇic dharma warns that counsel without righteousness leads to ruin.
Mount Meru is a cosmic sacred geography marker; however, no bathing-place (tīrtha) is specified in this verse.
None.