शुम्भो मेषं समारुह्याव्रजद्द्वादशयोजनम् । अपरे दानवेन्द्राश्च यत्ता नानास्त्रापाणयः
śumbho meṣaṃ samāruhyāvrajaddvādaśayojanam | apare dānavendrāśca yattā nānāstrāpāṇayaḥ
ଶୁମ୍ଭ ମେଷ ଉପରେ ଆରୋହଣ କରି ଦ୍ୱାଦଶ ଯୋଜନ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲା; ଅନ୍ୟ ଦାନବେନ୍ଦ୍ରମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନାନା ପ୍ରକାର ଅସ୍ତ୍ର ହାତରେ ଧରି, ସଜାଗ ହୋଇ, ଆଗକୁ ଆସିଲେ।
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Scene: Śumbha rides a powerful ram, advancing with impossible speed; around him other Daitya-kings surge forward, each gripping different weapons—maces, spears, bows—forming a converging storm toward Hari.
Even coordinated might and weaponry cannot secure victory when the cause is adharma; power without righteousness is unstable.
No; this verse is not a tīrtha-māhātmya description.
None.