Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
बलिना निर्जिता येन ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । सङ्ग्रामे सुमहाघोरे कृते देवभयंकरे
balinā nirjitā yena brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | saṅgrāme sumahāghore kṛte devabhayaṃkare
ด้วยกำลังของผู้นั้น แม้พระพรหม พระวิษณุ และพระมหेशวร ก็พ่ายแพ้ ในศึกอันน่าสะพรึงยิ่ง ซึ่งทำให้เหล่าเทวะหวาดหวั่น
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Nandāhrada
Type: kund
Listener: Mahārāja
Scene: A terrifying battlefield where the Trimūrti are shown checked or defeated by the asura’s force; the atmosphere is dark and stormy, foreshadowing Devi’s decisive intervention.
FAQs
It heightens the tīrtha’s glory by showing that only the supreme divine power (Devī) can restore balance when even the greatest gods are challenged.
Nandā-hrada, as the narrative backdrop for Devī’s victorious presence.
None; it continues the origin narrative.