Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91
सव्यतो दशहस्तश्च धृतशूलाद्युदायुधः । दक्षिणे च चतुर्हस्तो धृतचक्राद्युदायुधः
savyato daśahastaśca dhṛtaśūlādyudāyudhaḥ | dakṣiṇe ca caturhasto dhṛtacakrādyudāyudhaḥ
On the left he was ten-armed, bearing the trident and other uplifted weapons; on the right he was four-armed, holding the discus and other raised weapons.
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Listener: Bhīma
Scene: The composite warrior is described with asymmetric iconography: left side ten-armed with trident and raised weapons; right side four-armed with discus and raised weapons—an explicit Harihara martial theophany.
FAQs
It portrays the harmony of divine powers—Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava attributes appear together, teaching unity behind sectarian forms.
No specific sacred site is mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse is descriptive, not prescriptive.