Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 61
क्रोधाविष्टेन देवेशः सङ्ग्रामे देवशत्रुणा । कक्षयोः कुहरे क्षिप्त्वा बन्धेनाक्रम्य पीडितः
krodhāviṣṭena deveśaḥ saṅgrāme devaśatruṇā | kakṣayoḥ kuhare kṣiptvā bandhenākramya pīḍitaḥ
Dans la bataille, le Seigneur des Devas, saisi de colère, fut assailli par l’ennemi des dieux ; il fut jeté dans le creux des aisselles et, lié et écrasé par des entraves, endura la souffrance.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: A king (nṛpasattama)
Scene: A dramatic reversal: the ‘enemy of the gods’ presses in; Śiva, momentarily seized by wrath, is shown constrained—bound and forced into the hollow near the armpits (kakṣa-kuhara imagery), conveying tight grappling and fetters. The scene is tense, emphasizing pressure and pain before release.
FAQs
Bondage and suffering can appear even amid divine play; it highlights the dramatic unfolding of cosmic conflict and the eventual triumph of dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.
None.