Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
अस्य भूतस्य रौद्रस्य शुक्रसृष्टस्य तत्क्षणात् । एक एवात्र निर्दिष्ट उपायो देवसंक्षयः
asya bhūtasya raudrasya śukrasṛṣṭasya tatkṣaṇāt | eka evātra nirdiṣṭa upāyo devasaṃkṣayaḥ
Bagi makhluk roh yang murka ini, yang dicipta oleh Śukra sekelip mata, hanya satu jalan sahaja dikemukakan di sini—jalan yang membawa kepada kebinasaan para dewa.
Deductive: Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (speaker not explicit in snippet).
Scene: A dark, wrathful spirit suddenly manifested by Śukra; sages/daityas propose a single ominous remedy implying the gods’ destruction; the atmosphere is tense, with stormy skies and ritual-fire glow.
FAQs
Power guided by hostile intent seeks catastrophic shortcuts; dharma warns against means that aim at cosmic imbalance.
Not identifiable from this verse alone; it remains within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya context.
None; the verse describes a strategic proposal within the narrative.