Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
देवा ऊचुः । अन्धकाख्यो महादैत्यो बलवान् पद्मसम्भव । तेन देवगणाः सर्वे धनरत्नैर्वियोजिताः
devā ūcuḥ | andhakākhyo mahādaityo balavān padmasambhava | tena devagaṇāḥ sarve dhanaratnairviyojitāḥ
دیوتاؤں نے کہا: “اے کنول سے پیدا ہونے والے! اندھک نام کا ایک نہایت زور آور مہا دیو ہے۔ اسی نے تمام دیوتاؤں کے گروہ کو دولت اور جواہرات سے محروم کر دیا ہے۔”
Devas
Listener: राजेन्द्र (king addressed)
Scene: The gods report to Brahmā: a powerful demon Andhaka has stripped them of wealth and jewels; devas appear dispossessed, ornaments diminished, faces strained.
FAQs
Adharma expresses itself as dispossession and humiliation; the righteous seek restoration through rightful authority and dhārmic means.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces the antagonist of the episode.
None; it is a report of wrongdoing (loss of wealth and honor).