Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 165
चक्रुस्ते वचंनं तस्य असुराश्च सुरान्प्रति । चक्रुः सुतुमुलं युद्धं सर्वलोकभयंकरम्
cakruste vacaṃnaṃ tasya asurāśca surānprati | cakruḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ sarvalokabhayaṃkaram
เหล่าอสูรได้ปฏิบัติตามบัญชาของเขาต่อเหล่าเทวะ และได้ก่อสงครามอันปั่นป่วนดุเดือดยิ่ง น่าสะพรึงแก่สรรพโลกทั้งปวง
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic clash: asura hosts surging against devas, dust clouds, chariots, elephants, flying weapons; the scale is cosmic—‘terrifying to all worlds.’
FAQs
Collective actions driven by command and intent can escalate into world-shaking consequences.
No particular tīrtha is praised in this verse; it narrates the Deva-Asura conflict within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None; it is a narrative statement about the outbreak of war.