Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
तेनास्यट सशरं चापं चिच्छेद बलवृत्रहा । अपास्य तद्धनुश्छिन्नं जंभो दानवनंदनः
tenāsyaṭa saśaraṃ cāpaṃ ciccheda balavṛtrahā | apāsya taddhanuśchinnaṃ jaṃbho dānavanaṃdanaḥ
Con esa flecha, el poderoso matador de Vṛtra cercenó su arco junto con la flecha ya montada en él. Arrojando a un lado aquel arco roto, Jambha—deleite de los Dānavas—se dispuso a combatir de nuevo.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Indra (Vṛtrahan), radiant and armored, releases a decisive arrow that cleaves Jambha’s bow and the nocked shaft; the broken bow falls away as Jambha, proud Dānava prince, recoils and readies himself anew amid a stormy battlefield sky.
FAQs
Dharma in action is shown as decisive skill and unwavering effort; obstacles (a broken weapon) do not end resolve.
No tīrtha is referenced; the passage is part of a divine–demonic combat narrative.
None; the verse is narrative and martial.