Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
ततः शूलप्रहारेण तं निहत्य दनोः सुतम् । शरैः पिनाकनिर्मुक्तैर्जघानोच्चैस्तथा परान्
tataḥ śūlaprahāreṇa taṃ nihatya danoḥ sutam | śaraiḥ pinākanirmuktairjaghānoccaistathā parān
Daraufhin erschlug er mit einem Stoß des Dreizacks jenen Sohn der Danu; und mit Pfeilen, die aus dem Pināka-Bogen entsandt wurden, streckte er auch die übrigen Feinde nieder.
Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva thrusts the trident, slaying Danu’s son; then, drawing Pināka, he releases a rain of arrows that fells the remaining foes—battlefield lit by divine radiance.
FAQs
The Lord’s weapons symbolize dharma’s decisive power to remove forces that obstruct sacred order and the sanctity of holy places.
The verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative arc; it does not directly identify a named tīrtha in this line.
None; it is an action verse describing the defeat of the Daityas.