Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
ज्ञात्वा विष्णुमयं घोरं महद्भयमुपस्थितम् । दानवानां विनाशाय नान्यो हेतुः कदाचन
jñātvā viṣṇumayaṃ ghoraṃ mahadbhayamupasthitam | dānavānāṃ vināśāya nānyo hetuḥ kadācana
Ayant reconnu qu’un terrible et immense péril, pénétré de Viṣṇu, s’était présenté, il comprit que, pour l’anéantissement des dānavas, il n’est jamais d’autre cause que cette puissance divine.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kambukeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kambu perceives an ominous, all-pervading ‘Viṣṇu-imbued’ force approaching—an invisible divine presence that signals the inevitable destruction of the Dānavas.
FAQs
Adharma collapses when confronted by divine presence; the Purāṇic view frames cosmic justice as ultimately rooted in Bhagavān’s power.
The verse supports the Kambukeśvara Māhātmya narrative, though it does not describe the site directly.
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