Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 120
शूलैरेव तथा रुद्राः साध्याश्च धनुषार्दिताः । परिघैरेव वसवो मुशलैरेव विश्वकाः
śūlaireva tathā rudrāḥ sādhyāśca dhanuṣārditāḥ | parighaireva vasavo muśalaireva viśvakāḥ
The Rudras were struck down by those very tridents; the Sādhyas were afflicted by their own bows; the Vasus by their own clubs; and the Viśvedevas by their own mallets—each turned back by the weapons they had raised.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: A dense battlefield where Rudras, Sādhyas, Vasus, and Viśvedevas are struck by their own signature weapons—tridents, bows, clubs, and mallets—shown mid-arc returning upon them, while the central hero’s force remains unshaken.
FAQs
When strength is misapplied or overpowered by adharma, even one’s own instruments can become sources of suffering—hinting at the moral law governing power.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
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