Skanda Purana 7.6.284_818

7.6.284_818

samare nirjitaiḥ103 pūrvamasmābhirabalaissaha .
jayinaḥ śaktisaṃpannāḥ saṃdhāsyante kathaṃ surāḥ . .125. .
saṃvidhāyāśu104 durgāṇi parvatānudakāni ca105 .
vijaye satataṃ yuktā vigṛhyāsanamāsmahe ..226..

“How will the gods, victorious and full of power, make peace / with us, who are weak and were conquered by them in battle before? // Having swiftly prepared strongholds, mountains, and water-defences, / let us remain encamped and entrenched, constantly intent on victory,