Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77
जहसुः सुस्वरं केचित्केचिन्निर्भर्त्सयंति च । अन्ये स्त्रीति परिज्ञाय प्रहरंति न दानवाः
jahasuḥ susvaraṃ kecitkecinnirbhartsayaṃti ca | anye strīti parijñāya praharaṃti na dānavāḥ
کچھ بلند آواز سے ہنسے؛ کچھ نے ملامت کی۔ اور کچھ نے یہ جان کر کہ “یہ عورتیں ہیں”، دانَووں نے وار نہ کیا۔
Purāṇic narrator
Scene: Daityas react in mixed ways—some laugh, some scold; others lower their weapons, hesitating upon realizing the opponents are women—capturing arrogance, confusion, and moral miscalculation.
FAQs
Even opponents may be bound by codes of conduct; the Purāṇic narrative uses this hesitation to show how dharma’s subtle forces can turn the tide.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the episode within the chapter’s tīrtha-mahātmya framework.
None; the verse portrays reactions—laughter, rebuke, and reluctance to strike.