Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62
खड्गेनाताडयद्दैत्यो गदापाणिं जनार्दनम् । मण्डलाग्रं ततो गृह्य केशवो हृष्टमानसः
khaḍgenātāḍayaddaityo gadāpāṇiṃ janārdanam | maṇḍalāgraṃ tato gṛhya keśavo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ
দৈত্য খড়্গ দিয়ে গদাধারী জনার্দনকে আঘাত করল। তখন হৃষ্টচিত্ত কেশব চক্রকে তার প্রান্ত ধরে তুলে নিলেন।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta/Skanda framework within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Listener: Pārtha/Pāṇḍava
Scene: The daitya’s sword strikes Janārdana; Keśava remains uplifted and serene, then grips the discus by its rim, preparing a decisive throw; the mace rests ready in his other hand; sparks and light flare at the point of impact.
FAQs
Divine composure and righteous power prevail even when confronted by violence; the Lord’s weapons symbolize dharma’s decisive clarity.
The Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape is the implied tirtha-context, within which the Lord’s acts sanctify the region.
None explicitly; the verse focuses on the battle episode that supports the broader Narmadā Māhātmya.