Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
अथ दैत्यः समुत्तस्थौ भृशं बद्धोपि भूतले । दृष्ट्वोत्थितं ततो दैत्यं पातयंतं सुरोत्तमान्
atha daityaḥ samuttasthau bhṛśaṃ baddhopi bhūtale | dṛṣṭvotthitaṃ tato daityaṃ pātayaṃtaṃ surottamān
Então o Daitya ergueu-se, embora estivesse fortemente atado ao chão. Vendo o Daitya levantar-se de novo e derrubar os melhores entre os deuses,
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The bound Daitya strains and rises from the ground, shaking off restraints; devas are seen being thrown down or scattered as the asura’s force surges again.
FAQs
Evil may resist restraint and reassert itself; vigilance and higher wisdom are required to secure lasting protection.
No tirtha is named in this verse.
None; the verse leads into Brahmā’s speech in the next lines.