Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
हृष्टस्तुष्टोऽवसत्तत्र सचिवैः सह सोऽन्धकः । ददर्श स जगत्सर्वं तुरङ्गांश्च पदातिकान्
hṛṣṭastuṣṭo'vasattatra sacivaiḥ saha so'ndhakaḥ | dadarśa sa jagatsarvaṃ turaṅgāṃśca padātikān
அங்கே அந்தகன் அமைச்சர்களுடன் மகிழ்ந்து திருப்தியுடன் தங்கினான். அவன் முழு அரசையும்—குதிரைப் படையும் காலாட் படையும் உட்பட—கண்டான்.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: null
Type: null
Listener: null
Scene: Andhaka seated with ministers in a courtly hall, surveying cavalry lines and foot-soldiers assembled in disciplined ranks.
FAQs
Worldly power and military strength can intoxicate the mind; Purāṇas often foreshadow that such pride invites divine correction.
This verse is primarily narrative (Andhaka’s rule) within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting; no specific tīrtha is explicitly praised in this line.
None in this verse.