Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 179
तार्क्ष्यविष्णू समाजघ्ने शराभ्यां तावमुह्यताम् । प्रेतनाथस्य वह्नेश्च वरुणस्य शितैः शरैः
tārkṣyaviṣṇū samājaghne śarābhyāṃ tāvamuhyatām | pretanāthasya vahneśca varuṇasya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
Er traf Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) und Viṣṇu zugleich mit zwei Pfeilen, sodass beide verwirrt wurden. Auch den Herrn der Geister (Yama), Agni und Varuṇa bedrängte er mit scharfen, rasiermessergleichen Geschossen.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: Two arrows strike Garuḍa and Viṣṇu together, leaving them dazed; additional razor-sharp shafts fly toward Yama, Agni, and Varuṇa, each shown with their emblems—daṇḍa, flames, and water-pot/noose—momentarily checked.
FAQs
The Purāṇa shows that even great cosmic powers can be momentarily overwhelmed, underscoring the supremacy of divine mission and the eventual triumph of dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse remains within the martial narrative.
None.