Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
ततो नारायणं तत्र जिगाय स वरोर्जितः । अथ नारायणो देवो जितो लोहासुरेण तु
tato nārāyaṇaṃ tatra jigāya sa varorjitaḥ | atha nārāyaṇo devo jito lohāsureṇa tu
அப்போது வரபலம் பெற்றவனாய் அவன் அங்கே நாராயணனை வென்றான்; இவ்வாறு லோஹாசுரன் தேவனான நாராயணனையும் தோற்கடித்தான்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)
Scene: Lohāsura, radiant with boon-born might, stands over a momentarily subdued Nārāyaṇa; the battlefield churns with dust, broken weapons, and astonished devas.
FAQs
Even divine powers can be challenged when adharma is fortified by boons; cosmic order is restored through higher counsel and dharma.
The broader setting is Dharmāraṇya (a sacred forest-region) within the Skanda Purāṇa’s sacred geography, though this verse focuses on the battle narrative.
None in this verse; it is a narrative statement about defeat in battle.