Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
युयुधे परयाशक्त्या त्रैलोक्यं विस्मयन्निव । नैरृतेन समागम्य चंडश्चबलवत्तरः
yuyudhe parayāśaktyā trailokyaṃ vismayanniva | nairṛtena samāgamya caṃḍaścabalavattaraḥ
قاتلَ بقوّةٍ عُليا كأنّه يُدهِشُ العوالمَ الثلاثة؛ ثمّ جاءَ تشَنْدَا، وهو أشدُّ بأسًا، فواجهَ نَيْرِرْتَا وجهًا لوجه.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A champion fights with overwhelming force, the three worlds ‘astonished’; Caṇḍa, fiercer still, confronts Nairṛta—lord of the southwest—amid dark, directional omens and blazing weapons.
FAQs
The cosmic scale of dharma is emphasized: divine power can shake and awe all three worlds when adharma is confronted.
The Kedāra region is the chapter’s setting; the verse itself is not a direct tīrtha praise.
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