Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
द्वंद्वयुद्धं सुतुमुलं देवानां प्रमथैः सह । प्रमथा मथिता देवैः सर्वे ते प्राद्रवन्रणात्
dvaṃdvayuddhaṃ sutumulaṃ devānāṃ pramathaiḥ saha | pramathā mathitā devaiḥ sarve te prādravanraṇāt
เกิดการประลองเดี่ยวอันอึกทึกยิ่งระหว่างเหล่าเทวะกับพวกปรมถะ แต่ปรมถะทั้งปวงถูกเหล่าเทวะบดขยี้ จึงพากันหนีออกจากสนามรบ
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A chaotic sequence of duels between Devas and Pramathas; the Pramathas, battered, break formation and flee the battlefield.
FAQs
Victory and defeat fluctuate in cosmic battles, reminding readers that power is contingent and that dharma is tested through reversals.
Kedāra’s sanctified terrain is the narrative container, preserving these events as part of the tīrtha’s remembered greatness.
No ritual instruction occurs in this verse.