Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64
जनार्दनस्ततः क्रुद्धस्तालमेघाय भारत । अमोघं चक्रमादाय मुक्तं तस्य च मूर्धनि
janārdanastataḥ kruddhastālameghāya bhārata | amoghaṃ cakramādāya muktaṃ tasya ca mūrdhani
Da wurde Janārdana zornig, o Bhārata, ergriff sein unfehlbares Diskus und schleuderte es auf Tālameghas Haupt.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta/Skanda framework within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Listener: Bhārata/Pārtha (as addressed in verse)
Scene: Janārdana, eyes blazing with controlled wrath, raises the Sudarśana-cakra; the discus arcs toward the asura Tālamegha’s head, leaving a fiery aureole trail.
FAQs
The ‘unfailing’ divine weapon symbolizes the inevitability of moral law: adharma meets certain correction.
Revā/Narmadā is the sacred setting; the narrative reinforces her sanctity as a protected tīrtha-landscape.
None directly; the verse is narrative, supporting the Māhātmya’s authority.