Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 114
विश्वेदेवाश्च मुसलं चंद्रार्कौ स्वप्रभामपि । ओषधीश्चाश्विनौ देवौ नागाश्च ज्वलितं विषम्
viśvedevāśca musalaṃ caṃdrārkau svaprabhāmapi | oṣadhīścāśvinau devau nāgāśca jvalitaṃ viṣam
The Viśvedevas seized their mallets; the Moon and the Sun offered even their own radiance. Healing herbs were gathered, the twin Aśvins joined in, and the Nāgas brought forth their blazing venom—each giving its innate power to the divine cause.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Viśvedevas lift mallets; Sun and Moon offer their own radiance; medicinal herbs assemble as living forces; the Aśvin twins arrive as healers; Nāgas present blazing venom—nature and divinity pooling their powers.
FAQs
Every being serves Dharma through its own svabhāva—light, healing, and even fearsome powers become offerings when aligned with righteousness.
No tīrtha is specified; the focus is the cosmic mobilization against Tāraka.
None; the verse is descriptive of divine participation in battle.