Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
अथासौ सर्वसैन्यानां विनाशाय महाभुजः । शंखं दध्मौ महारावं पूरयन्निव रोदसी
athāsau sarvasainyānāṃ vināśāya mahābhujaḥ | śaṃkhaṃ dadhmau mahārāvaṃ pūrayanniva rodasī
حينئذٍ نفخ ذلك البطل عظيمُ الساعد، قاصدًا إفناءَ جموعِ الجيش كلِّها، في صَدَفِه نفخةً ذاتَ دويٍّ هائل، كأنما يملأ بصوتها السماءَ والأرض.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Scene: A mighty-armed hero stands at the front of an army line, lifting a white conch to his lips; the blast is visualized as expanding rings of sound that fill sky and earth, shaking banners, dust, and clouds.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as a decisive force: righteous resolve manifests as overwhelming spiritual and martial power.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a broader narrative section of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.
None; the verse is descriptive (a conch-blast as a battle signal), not a ritual injunction.