Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
शस्त्रवृष्टिं ववर्षोग्रां देवनीकेषु दुर्जयः । तया वृष्ट्या पीड्यमाना दैत्यैरन्यैश्च देवताः
śastravṛṣṭiṃ vavarṣogrāṃ devanīkeṣu durjayaḥ | tayā vṛṣṭyā pīḍyamānā daityairanyaiśca devatāḥ
That unconquerable one rained down a fierce shower of weapons upon the hosts of the gods. Oppressed by that storm of missiles—and by other Daityas as well—the deities suffered grievously.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: From the cloud-form Kālanemi pours a dense, jagged rain of weapons—arrows, spears, maces—onto the Deva battalions; gods raise shields, formations break under the barrage.
FAQs
Dharma may face intense pressure before victory; the Purāṇic frame teaches perseverance and divine protection beyond immediate appearances.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse narrates a battle event.