Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
ततोऽभवन्महायुद्धं देवानां दानवैः सह । त्रैलोक्यं कंपितं येन समस्तं भय विह्वलम्
tato'bhavanmahāyuddhaṃ devānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha | trailokyaṃ kaṃpitaṃ yena samastaṃ bhaya vihvalam
அப்போது தேவர்களுக்கும் தானவர்களுக்கும் இடையே பெரும் போர் மூண்டது. அதனால் மூவுலகங்களும் நடுங்கின; அனைத்தும் அச்சத்தால் உறைந்தன.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic war scene: devas and dānavas clash; the three worlds symbolically quake—mountains ripple, oceans surge, heavens darken; beings tremble in fear.
FAQs
When dharma and adharma clash, the effects are cosmic—actions ripple through all realms, urging beings toward righteous alignment.
This verse does not name a site; it heightens the Mahātmya narrative atmosphere leading into the tīrtha’s significance.
None in this verse.