Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
नारद उवाच । न हुताशः समुद्रो वा वायुर्वा वृक्षपर्वतः । आयुधं वा न मे शक्ता देहपाताय भारत
nārada uvāca | na hutāśaḥ samudro vā vāyurvā vṛkṣaparvataḥ | āyudhaṃ vā na me śaktā dehapātāya bhārata
Nārada said: “Neither fire, nor ocean, nor wind, nor even trees and mountains—nor any weapon—has the power to bring about my bodily fall, O Bhārata.”
Nārada
Listener: Arjuna (Bhārata)
Scene: Nārada speaks with serene authority, listing fire, ocean, wind, mountains, weapons as powerless; behind him, symbolic vignettes of these elements appear like a cosmic tableau, while Arjuna listens.
FAQs
Tapas, purity, and divine commission can render the sage fearless and unharmed by the elements, symbolizing mastery over nature.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it highlights the spiritual stature of Nārada rather than sacred geography.
None explicitly; it states a spiritual capability rather than a prescribed practice.