Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122
सविषाश्च कृता नागा निर्विषाः पादकुट्टनैः । पर्वताः पर्वतैरेव निरुच्छ्वासा भृशं कृताः
saviṣāśca kṛtā nāgā nirviṣāḥ pādakuṭṭanaiḥ | parvatāḥ parvataireva nirucchvāsā bhṛśaṃ kṛtāḥ
The Nāgas were rendered venomous—or stripped of venom—by trampling blows of the feet; and the mountains themselves were battered by mountains, left severely stunned and breathless, as it were, in the crush of combat.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Serpents writhe as their venom is altered by stamping feet; colossal mountains are hurled against mountains, shown as personified peaks gasping and stunned, the earth trembling under the impact.
FAQs
In the upheaval caused by adharma, even nature’s fixed powers (venom, mountains’ stability) are shaken—showing the urgency of restoring cosmic balance.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.