Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
कुक्षिं विदार्य चक्रेण भास्करोऽभादिवोदितः । बहिर्भूतो हरिश्चैनं महोयित्वा स्वनिन्दया
kukṣiṃ vidārya cakreṇa bhāskaro'bhādivoditaḥ | bahirbhūto hariścainaṃ mahoyitvā svanindayā
Splitting open the belly with his discus, Hari blazed forth like the newly risen Sun. Emerging outward, he overwhelmed him through his own disgrace.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: With a flash of Sudarśana, the demon’s belly is split; from within, Hari bursts forth blazing like the newborn Sun at dawn, his aura overwhelming the foe who collapses under the weight of his own shame.
FAQs
Divine protection removes darkness like sunrise; adharma collapses through its own inner fault and disgrace.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it is part of a martial episode.
None; the verse is descriptive of Viṣṇu’s act in combat.