Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
उपदेशा गुरोर्यद्वत्सच्छिष्यं बहुधेरिताः । ततः क्रुद्धो हरिर्गृह्य धनुर्बाणांश्च पुष्कलान्
upadeśā guroryadvatsacchiṣyaṃ bahudheritāḥ | tataḥ kruddho harirgṛhya dhanurbāṇāṃśca puṣkalān
As a true disciple receives the guru’s instruction again and again, so were many admonitions hurled forth; then Hari, enraged, seized his bow and took up an ample store of arrows.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A momentary pause in the melee: Hari’s eyes blaze with controlled anger; he reaches for his bow, gathering a quiver full of arrows, while the battlefield’s chaos frames a didactic calm at the center.
FAQs
Even divine power acts with deliberation—after repeated counsel, righteous force is taken up to restore dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions within a broader Purāṇic battle narrative rather than a site-māhātmya passage.
None is stated here; the verse describes the taking up of weapons in a dharma-yuddha context.