Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
पिता मम पितृव्यश्च ये चान्ये मम पूर्वजाः । दानवा निहता देवैर्वासुदेवपुरोगमैः
pitā mama pitṛvyaśca ye cānye mama pūrvajāḥ | dānavā nihatā devairvāsudevapurogamaiḥ
“บิดาของเรา ลุงฝ่ายบิดา และบรรพชนอื่น ๆ ของเรา—เหล่าทานวะนั้นถูกเหล่าเทวะสังหาร โดยมีวาสุเทวะเป็นผู้นำหน้า”
Dānava leader (asura spokesperson; exact name not in the snippet)
Scene: The speaker gestures toward ancestral emblems—banners or portraits—invoking father and paternal uncle; the assembly reacts with grim nods; a faint vision of Devas led by Vāsudeva appears as a remembered battlefield tableau behind him.
FAQs
It shows how remembrance of past enmity can fuel adharma, contrasting with the Purāṇic ideal of aligning one’s will with dharma rather than vengeance.
This verse sits inside the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the exact named tīrtha is not stated in this single shloka excerpt.
None in this verse; it is narrative background for the ensuing events.