Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53
तालमेघ उवाच । अन्ये ते दानवाः कृष्ण ये हताः समरे त्वया । हिरण्यकशिपुप्रख्यानपुमांसो हि तेऽच्युत
tālamegha uvāca | anye te dānavāḥ kṛṣṇa ye hatāḥ samare tvayā | hiraṇyakaśipuprakhyānapumāṃso hi te'cyuta
ତାଳମେଘ କହିଲା—“ହେ କୃଷ୍ଣ, ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ତୁମେ ଯେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦାନବମାନଙ୍କୁ ବଧ କରିଛ, ସେମାନେ ହିରଣ୍ୟକଶିପୁ ପରି ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ବୀର ପୁରୁଷ ଥିଲେ, ହେ ଅଚ୍ୟୁତ।”
Tālamēgha
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Tālamēgha, on chariot, speaks defiantly to Krishna, praising the fame of the slain dānavas as Hiraṇyakaśipu-like; Krishna stands composed, weapons/emblems gleaming.
FAQs
Even celebrated might and lineage cannot shield those aligned with adharma; divine justice is not overcome by reputation.
The Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred Narmadā region is the setting; this particular verse centers on the antagonist’s speech.
None in this verse.