Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60
नारसिंहं ततो दृष्ट्वा तालमेघो महाबलः । उत्तीर्य स्यन्दनाच्छीघ्रं गृहीत्वा खड्गचर्मणी
nārasiṃhaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā tālamegho mahābalaḥ | uttīrya syandanācchīghraṃ gṛhītvā khaḍgacarmaṇī
Ao ver a força Nārasiṃha, o mui poderoso Tālamēgha desceu depressa de seu carro, tomando espada e escudo.
Narrator
Listener: Pāṇḍava (implied by continued address in passage)
Scene: Tālamēgha, a powerful daitya, sees the oncoming Nārasiṃha-force and urgently leaps down from his chariot; he grips a gleaming sword and a broad shield, bracing for a direct clash as dust rises around the wheels.
FAQs
When confronted by higher divine power, pride gives way to panic and desperate tactics—adharma loses its composure.
No specific site is named in this verse; it remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred Narmadā setting.
None.