Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
सिंहारूढो दंशितश्च त्रिशुलेन हि संयुतः । दैत्यानामर्बुदेनैव सिंहारूढेन संवृतः
siṃhārūḍho daṃśitaśca triśulena hi saṃyutaḥ | daityānāmarbudenaiva siṃhārūḍhena saṃvṛtaḥ
Montado num leão e revestido de armadura, empunhando um tridente, ele estava cercado por uma imensa multidão de Daityas—também montados em leões.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A fearsome asura commander on a lion, armored and gripping a trident, advances with an ocean-like host of lion-mounted daityas behind him; dust clouds rise, banners whip, and weapon-glows streak the air.
FAQs
Outer splendour and fearsome display cannot substitute for inner righteousness; adharma gathers force but not legitimacy.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s Kedāra-kṣetra context underlies the narration; this verse describes the antagonist’s martial array.
None.