Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58
आयुधानि ततस्त्यक्त्वा बाहुयुद्धमुपस्थितौ । करं करेण संगृह्य प्रहरन्तौ स्वमुष्टिभिः । रणप्रयोगैर्युध्यन्तौ युयुधाते शिवान्धकौ
āyudhāni tatastyaktvā bāhuyuddhamupasthitau | karaṃ kareṇa saṃgṛhya praharantau svamuṣṭibhiḥ | raṇaprayogairyudhyantau yuyudhāte śivāndhakau
Dann warfen sie ihre Waffen fort und traten zum Nahkampf an. Hand in Hand sich packend und mit den Fäusten schlagend, nach den Künsten des Krieges, kämpften Śiva und Andhaka weiter.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: A king (nṛpasattama)
Scene: Śiva and Andhaka lock hands, forearms tense; they grapple chest-to-chest, striking with fists. Dust rises from the battlefield; onlookers—devas and dānavas—form a ring. The moment emphasizes technique (stances, grips) rather than weapons.
FAQs
When external means fail, the struggle turns inward to sheer resolve; ultimately, dharma is upheld by the Lord’s unshakable power.
The Revā/Narmadā sacred region is the narrative frame in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.