Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
चक्रे शस्त्रं विसृष्टं हि हिमसंघातमुल्बणम् । वायव्यं चास्त्र मतुलं चंद्रश्चक्रे द्वितीयकम्
cakre śastraṃ visṛṣṭaṃ hi himasaṃghātamulbaṇam | vāyavyaṃ cāstra matulaṃ caṃdraścakre dvitīyakam
সেয়া নিশ্চয় এক অস্ত্ৰ নিক্ষেপ কৰিলে—অতিভয়ংকৰ, ঘন বৰফৰ স্তুপ। আৰু চন্দ্ৰই দ্বিতীয় এক অতুল অস্ত্ৰ সাজিলে—বায়ব্য (বায়ু) অস্ত্ৰ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Soma releases a crushing mass of ice as a weapon; immediately he readies a second, peerless missile—the Vāyavya (wind) astra—suggesting layered, strategic celestial warfare.
FAQs
Divine forces counter violence with measured power—restoring balance through appropriate, disciplined strength.
No holy site is mentioned; the verse describes astras in a mythic battle.
None; it is a narrative of weapon-deployment.