Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
वृत्रनामांकितस्तत्र दैत्यो हि परमाद्भुतः । धनुषां शतमात्रं हि प्रत्यहं ववृधेऽसुरः
vṛtranāmāṃkitastatra daityo hi paramādbhutaḥ | dhanuṣāṃ śatamātraṃ hi pratyahaṃ vavṛdhe'suraḥ
Dort erschien ein höchst wunderbarer Daitya, mit dem Namen Vṛtra bezeichnet. Dieser Asura wuchs Tag für Tag um hundert Bogenlängen.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A colossal Vṛtra, marked by his name/sign, grows day by day—his body spanning horizons; terrified beings dwarfed beneath him; distant Himalayan silhouettes hinting Kedāra’s frame.
FAQs
Power obtained through wrongful intent can expand rapidly, becoming a threat to cosmic balance.
The setting remains Kedārakhaṇḍa, but the verse centers on Vṛtra’s manifestation rather than a pilgrimage site.
None; it is descriptive narrative.