Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
ततो यौवनमासाद्य भूमिपालानशेषतः । जित्वा धरां वशे चक्रे पातालं तदनंत रम्
tato yauvanamāsādya bhūmipālānaśeṣataḥ | jitvā dharāṃ vaśe cakre pātālaṃ tadanaṃta ram
ครั้นบรรลุวัยหนุ่ม ก็พิชิตบรรดากษัตริย์ทั้งปวงโดยไม่เหลือ; ครอบงำแผ่นดินให้อยู่ใต้อำนาจ และต่อจากนั้นแม้ปาตาละ—แดนบาดาล—ก็ยังอยู่ในบังคับ
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice)
Scene: A triumphant digvijaya montage: Vṛtra as youthful conqueror receiving submission from kings; then a descent into Pātāla with nāgas and subterranean palaces acknowledging his dominion.
FAQs
Purāṇas often contrast disciplined formation with later worldly power, implying that power without dharma can expand beyond proper bounds.
No specific tīrtha appears in this verse; it magnifies the narrative scale typical of māhātmya sections.
None; the verse describes political and cosmic conquest.