Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
एवं ते लीयमानाश्च निहताः कालने मिना । दृश्यंते पतिता देवाः शस्त्रभिन्नंगसंधयः
evaṃ te līyamānāśca nihatāḥ kālane minā | dṛśyaṃte patitā devāḥ śastrabhinnaṃgasaṃdhayaḥ
یوں وہ ایک دوسرے میں دبے جاتے ہوئے کالنیمی کے ہاتھوں مارے گئے۔ دیوتا گرے پڑے دکھائی دیے، جن کے اعضا اور جوڑ ہتھیاروں سے چاک ہو چکے تھے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: After the crushing press, Kālanemi’s weapons finish the rout; devas lie fallen across the field, bodies and joints split, banners drooping, the storm-dark sky hanging heavy above.
FAQs
Even the mighty can fall when dharma’s order is disrupted; Purāṇas portray such reversals to highlight the necessity of divine protection and righteous alignment.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None—this is a narrative depiction of combat.