Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
किमन्यैः कृपणैर्ध्वस्तैर्यैः किंचिन्नात्र सिध्यति । तस्य तद्वचनश्रुत्वा भगवांस्तूर्णमभ्यगात् । यत्र दानवमुख्योऽसौ हिरण्याक्षो महाबलः
kimanyaiḥ kṛpaṇairdhvastairyaiḥ kiṃcinnātra sidhyati | tasya tadvacanaśrutvā bhagavāṃstūrṇamabhyagāt | yatra dānavamukhyo'sau hiraṇyākṣo mahābalaḥ
“இங்கே எதையும் சாதிக்க முடியாத, ஏற்கெனவே நசிந்த தாழ்ந்த பகைவர்களால் என்ன பயன்?” அவன் சொற்களை கேட்ட பகவான் உடனே புறப்பட்டு, தானவர்களின் தலைவனான மகாபலன் ஹிரண்யாக்ஷன் இருந்த இடத்திற்குச் சென்றார்.
Sūta
Scene: Śiva, having heard Indra, strides forth with divine speed toward the stronghold of Hiraṇyākṣa; devas follow; the landscape shifts from serene riverbank to ominous asura territory, with dark clouds and fortified silhouettes.
FAQs
Spiritual and social crises are resolved by addressing the central source of harm; divine protection is portrayed as swift when dharma is sincerely sought.
The episode remains anchored in the Gaṅgādvāra tīrtha narrative frame, from which divine intervention proceeds.
No direct prescription; it continues the fruit of tapas—divine mobilization to remove obstacles to dharma.