Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
करींद्रकरतुल्याभिर्धाराभिः पूरितं जगत् । शांतमाग्नेयमस्त्रं च विलोक्येंद्रश्चकार ह
karīṃdrakaratulyābhirdhārābhiḥ pūritaṃ jagat | śāṃtamāgneyamastraṃ ca vilokyeṃdraścakāra ha
With streams like the trunks of lordly elephants, the world was flooded. Seeing that the Agneya weapon had been quenched, Indra then acted accordingly.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Gigantic water-streams, thick as elephant trunks, crash down and spread across the world; the fiery Agneya weapon is visibly subdued—embers dim, smoke turns to steam—while Indra, alert and decisive, prepares his next missile.
FAQs
The elements are mutually restraining; wise leadership observes changing conditions and responds with measured action.
None—this is not a tīrtha-māhātmya verse; it continues the battle narrative.
None—no ritual or pilgrimage instruction occurs in this śloka.