Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
तेनास्यट सशरं चापं चिच्छेद बलवृत्रहा । अपास्य तद्धनुश्छिन्नं जंभो दानवनंदनः
tenāsyaṭa saśaraṃ cāpaṃ ciccheda balavṛtrahā | apāsya taddhanuśchinnaṃ jaṃbho dānavanaṃdanaḥ
With that (arrow) the mighty slayer of Vṛtra cut apart his bow along with the arrow (set upon it). Casting aside that broken bow, Jambha—the delight of the Dānavas—prepared to fight on.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Indra (Vṛtrahan), radiant and armored, releases a decisive arrow that cleaves Jambha’s bow and the nocked shaft; the broken bow falls away as Jambha, proud Dānava prince, recoils and readies himself anew amid a stormy battlefield sky.
FAQs
Dharma in action is shown as decisive skill and unwavering effort; obstacles (a broken weapon) do not end resolve.
No tīrtha is referenced; the passage is part of a divine–demonic combat narrative.
None; the verse is narrative and martial.