Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40
चक्रं करेण संगृह्य गदाचक्रधरः प्रभुः । शार्ङ्गं च मुशलं सीरं करैर्गृह्य जनार्दनः
cakraṃ kareṇa saṃgṛhya gadācakradharaḥ prabhuḥ | śārṅgaṃ ca muśalaṃ sīraṃ karairgṛhya janārdanaḥ
وأخذ الربُّ القرصَ بيده، وهو حاملُ الهراوةِ والقرص، ثم قبض أيضًا على شَارْنغا (قوسه)، وعلى المُشَلَة (المدقّ) وعلى السِّيرَة (المحراث) بيديه؛ فتأهّب جناردانا لحماية الدَّرما.
Narrator (third-person narration within the chapter)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Janārdana arms himself: Sudarśana cakra, gadā, Śārṅga bow, muśala, and halāyudha (plough)—a composite, awe-inspiring martial theophany.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through decisive, righteous power; the Lord’s weapons symbolize protection, clarity, and the removal of oppression.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative arc.
None.