Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
क्रुद्धोऽथ महिषो दैत्यो वरुणं समुपाद्रवत् । तमंतकमुखासन्नमालोक्य हिमदीधितिः
kruddho'tha mahiṣo daityo varuṇaṃ samupādravat | tamaṃtakamukhāsannamālokya himadīdhitiḥ
Da stürmte der wütende Dämon Mahiṣa auf Varuṇa zu. Als Himadīdhiti (der Mond) ihn nahekommen sah, wie den Tod vor dem eigenen Antlitz, merkte er auf.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Mahīṣa, furious, rushes straight at Varuṇa; the Moon (Himadīdhiti) observes the oncoming demon as if Antaka stands before one’s face—tense prelude to a celestial counterstrike.
FAQs
Adharma advances with the force of death itself; hence divine vigilance and timely response are essential to protect cosmic order.
None; the focus is on the combat between deities and the demon Mahiṣa.
None in this verse.