Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62
निस्पन्दश्चाभवद्देवो मूर्च्छायुक्तो महेश्वरः । मूर्च्छापन्नं तु तं ज्ञात्वा चिन्तयामास दानवः
nispandaścābhavaddevo mūrcchāyukto maheśvaraḥ | mūrcchāpannaṃ tu taṃ jñātvā cintayāmāsa dānavaḥ
Maheśvara demeura sans mouvement, le Seigneur, terrassé par une syncope. Sachant qu’il était tombé dans l’évanouissement, le dānava se mit à réfléchir.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kailāsa (contextual)
Type: peak
Scene: Śiva lies motionless in a faint; the daitya stands nearby, suddenly sobered, contemplating the consequence of his act amid a dim, otherworldly setting.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray divine līlā where apparent vulnerability heightens the moral drama and leads the antagonist toward reflection and consequence.
No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative arc.
None.