Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
द्वादशार्कप्रतीकाशो वक्त्रांतश्चर्मखड्गधृक् । भर्त्सयंस्तां महादेवीं खड्गोद्यतकरां तदा । खड्गं व्यापारयन्गात्रे तस्या बालार्कसन्निभम्
dvādaśārkapratīkāśo vaktrāṃtaścarmakhaḍgadhṛk | bhartsayaṃstāṃ mahādevīṃ khaḍgodyatakarāṃ tadā | khaḍgaṃ vyāpārayangātre tasyā bālārkasannibham
Strahlend wie zwölf Sonnen, Schild und Schwert tragend, schmähte er da die Große Göttin, als Sie mit erhobenem Schwert stand, und schwang seine Klinge gegen Ihren Leib, der wie die aufgehende Sonne leuchtete.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A daitya blazing like twelve suns, holding shield and sword, hurls insults at the Mahādevī; she stands fearless with sword raised, her body glowing like the newborn sun, as his blade swings toward her.
FAQs
Even when confronted by dazzling force and aggression, divine tejas remains unshaken—true power is the protection of dharma.
The chapter is part of a tīrtha-glorification section, but this verse itself is martial narration without an explicit place-name.
No ritual prescription is stated.