शुम्भो मेषं समारुह्याव्रजद्द्वादशयोजनम् । अपरे दानवेन्द्राश्च यत्ता नानास्त्रापाणयः
śumbho meṣaṃ samāruhyāvrajaddvādaśayojanam | apare dānavendrāśca yattā nānāstrāpāṇayaḥ
شُمبھ مینڈھے پر سوار ہو کر بارہ یوجن کے گام سے آگے بڑھا؛ اور دوسرے دانوَ راجے بھی طرح طرح کے ہتھیار ہاتھوں میں لیے، مستعد ہو کر نکل آئے۔
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Scene: Śumbha rides a powerful ram, advancing with impossible speed; around him other Daitya-kings surge forward, each gripping different weapons—maces, spears, bows—forming a converging storm toward Hari.
Even coordinated might and weaponry cannot secure victory when the cause is adharma; power without righteousness is unstable.
No; this verse is not a tīrtha-māhātmya description.
None.