Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
ततो युद्धं समभवद्देवयोर्दानवैः सह । आच्छादितौ तौ ददृशुर्दैत्यैर्देवगणास्तदा
tato yuddhaṃ samabhavaddevayordānavaiḥ saha | ācchāditau tau dadṛśurdaityairdevagaṇāstadā
Kemudian tercetuslah peperangan antara dua dewa itu dengan kaum Dānava. Pada saat itu bala tentera para dewa melihat kedua-duanya tertutup dan terlindung, dikepung oleh para Daitya di sekeliling.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Battle erupts; the two divine figures are momentarily hidden by a press of Daityas, while the devas look on in alarm, sensing the crisis.
FAQs
Dharma may appear momentarily obscured by hostile forces, yet the Purāṇic narrative frames such concealment as temporary before divine restoration.
Dvārakā, whose Māhātmya depicts it as a protected divine domain even amid cosmic battle.
None; it narrates the onset of battle.