Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
भीम उवाच । विभ्रांतोऽसि ध्रुवं पार्थ नात्र हंता नरोऽपरः । अथ चेदस्ति त्वत्पौत्रमुच्चस्थं वच्मि हंत कः
bhīma uvāca | vibhrāṃto'si dhruvaṃ pārtha nātra haṃtā naro'paraḥ | atha cedasti tvatpautramuccasthaṃ vacmi haṃta kaḥ
Bhīma said: “Surely you are deluded, Pārtha; here there is no other ‘Man’ as slayer. But if there is one, I shall tell you—who is that lofty one? Is he your grandson?”
Bhīma
Scene: Bhīma, robust and direct, addresses Pārtha (Arjuna), dismissing the notion of an unknown slayer and pressing for identification; tension between perception and certainty.
FAQs
It shows how spiritual perception can be contested by worldly certainty; dharma narratives often resolve such disputes by revealing a hidden truth.
None is mentioned in this verse.
None.