Skandapurana 7.7.68_140

7.7.68_140

balaṃ sarvaṃ samādāya80 kṛtvā sāṅagrāmikīḥ81 kriyāḥ .
praśasteṣu kṛtācārā muhūrtta82 rkṣadineṣu te ..85. .
rathairnāgaisturaṅgaiśca niryayurdaityadānavāḥ .
pṛṣṭhataḥ purataḥ samyak pārśvayorubhayorapi . .86. .

gathering all their army and performing the rites pertaining to war,
having observed traditional ceremonies at auspicious lunar hours, asterisms, and days,
those Daityas and Dānavas set out with chariots, elephants, and horses.
Properly arranging protection behind, ahead, and on both flanks,