Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
ततस्ते वाडवाः सर्वे लोहासुरभयातुराः । प्रनष्टाः सपरीवारा गतास्ते वै दिशो दश
tataste vāḍavāḥ sarve lohāsurabhayāturāḥ | pranaṣṭāḥ saparīvārā gatāste vai diśo daśa
பின்னர் லோஹாசுரனின் அச்சத்தால் கலங்கிய அந்த வாடவர்கள் அனைவரும் குடும்பத்துடன் மறைந்து, பத்துத் திசைகளிலும் புறப்பட்டுச் சென்றனர்.
Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration)
Listener: राजन् (King)
Scene: A frightened populace with carts and bundles, families moving out of a forest settlement; ominous presence of Loha-asura suggested by iron-red haze or shadow at the edge of the scene.
FAQs
When adharma (here symbolized by an asura) rises, societies lose stability and scatter; protection of dharma restores order and safe habitation.
The broader Dharmāraṇya region forms the narrative setting, highlighting the sacred landscape amid crisis.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse advances the episode of flight caused by fear of Lohāsura.