Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
देवान्निर्जित्य चास्माभिरानीतानि बहूनि च । रत्नानि तु समुद्रेऽथ पतितानि तदद्भुतम्
devānnirjitya cāsmābhirānītāni bahūni ca | ratnāni tu samudre'tha patitāni tadadbhutam
தேவர்களை வென்று நாம் பல ரத்தினச் செல்வங்களை கொண்டு வந்தோம்; ஆனால் அந்த ரத்தினங்கள் இப்போது கடலில் விழுந்தன—எத்தனை அதிசயம்!
Bali
Scene: Daitya victors recounting their conquest; a sudden turn as heaps of jewels slip and sink into the dark, heaving ocean; faces lit with disbelief.
FAQs
Worldly gains, even won through power, are unstable; unseen divine order can overturn pride and possession.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a statement of amazement within the narrative.
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