Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
सोमेन सह राहुश्च युद्धं चक्रे सुदारुणम् । राहुणा चन्द्रदेहोत्थममृतं भक्षितं तदा । संपर्कादमृस्यैव यथा राहुस्तथाऽभवत्
somena saha rāhuśca yuddhaṃ cakre sudāruṇam | rāhuṇā candradehotthamamṛtaṃ bhakṣitaṃ tadā | saṃparkādamṛsyaiva yathā rāhustathā'bhavat
وخاض راهو قتالًا شديدَ الهول مع سوما (إله القمر). وفي ذلك الحين ابتلع راهو الأَمْرِتَا، رحيقَ الخلود الذي نشأ من جسد القمر نفسه؛ وبملامسته للأمرتَا صار راهو على ما هو عليه: ذو هيئةٍ لا تموت، ومع ذلك يبقى على عداوةٍ دائمةٍ للقمر.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāhu, shadowy and fierce, grapples with Soma whose cool radiance spills like nectar; the moment of swallowing amṛta is shown as a luminous stream entering Rāhu, foreshadowing eclipse imagery.
FAQs
Even cosmic conflicts are ultimately framed within dharma and destiny; contact with divine power (amṛta) changes beings, but does not automatically grant purity or harmony.
The verse occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred region) as part of a broader Śaiva mahātmya, though this specific line narrates a cosmic episode rather than a local rite.
None is stated in this verse.