Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
शस्त्रवृष्टिं ववर्षोग्रां देवनीकेषु दुर्जयः । तया वृष्ट्या पीड्यमाना दैत्यैरन्यैश्च देवताः
śastravṛṣṭiṃ vavarṣogrāṃ devanīkeṣu durjayaḥ | tayā vṛṣṭyā pīḍyamānā daityairanyaiśca devatāḥ
Jener Unbezwingbare ließ einen grimmigen Waffenregen auf die Heerscharen der Götter niedergehen. Von diesem Geschossturm bedrängt — und zudem von anderen Daitya — litten die Gottheiten schwer.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: From the cloud-form Kālanemi pours a dense, jagged rain of weapons—arrows, spears, maces—onto the Deva battalions; gods raise shields, formations break under the barrage.
FAQs
Dharma may face intense pressure before victory; the Purāṇic frame teaches perseverance and divine protection beyond immediate appearances.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse narrates a battle event.