Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 172
नारायणं च सप्तत्या नवत्या च हुताशनम् । दशभिर्मारुतं मूर्ध्नि यमं दशभिरेव च
nārāyaṇaṃ ca saptatyā navatyā ca hutāśanam | daśabhirmārutaṃ mūrdhni yamaṃ daśabhireva ca
সেই দৈত্য নারায়ণকে সত্তরটি শর, হুতাশন অগ্নিকে নব্বইটি; মারুতকে মস্তকে দশটি এবং যমকেও দশটি শর দিয়ে বিদ্ধ করল।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: A daitya-archer in a chariot releases rapid volleys: Nārāyaṇa, Agni, Vāyu, and Yama are each shown struck by multiple arrows—Agni’s flames disturbed, Vāyu reeling with a head-wound, Yama’s staff lowered—amid a stormy battlefield sky.
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Purāṇic battles portray the scale of adharma’s assault—even upon cosmic guardians—highlighting the need for a higher, Skanda-centered restoration of order.
No holy site is referenced in this verse.
None.