Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54
इत्युक्त्वा दानवः पार्थ वर्षयामास सायकैः । दानवस्य शरान्मुक्तान् छेदयामास केशवः
ityuktvā dānavaḥ pārtha varṣayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ | dānavasya śarānmuktān chedayāmāsa keśavaḥ
So sprach er, o Pārtha, und der Dānava ließ Pfeile wie Regen niedergehen; doch Keśava zerschnitt die vom Dānava entsandten Geschosse.
Narrator
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha addressed within the verse; outer audience is the śrotṛ-gaṇa
Scene: A dānava unleashes a dense rain of arrows toward Arjuna’s side; Keśava stands poised, calmly severing the incoming shafts mid-flight, creating a glittering lattice of broken arrows in the sky.
FAQs
Hostile force is rendered powerless before disciplined, divinely guided action; protection of dharma includes restraint and mastery.
Not specified in the verse; the wider Revā Khaṇḍa situates the narrative in Narmadā’s sacred domain.
None.