Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79
गरुडस्य सुराणां च ततो युद्धमभून्महत् । अखंडि पक्षितुण्डेन भौवनोऽमृतपालकः
garuḍasya surāṇāṃ ca tato yuddhamabhūnmahat | akhaṃḍi pakṣituṇḍena bhauvano'mṛtapālakaḥ
Alors s’éleva un grand combat entre Garuḍa et les dieux. De son bec, Garuḍa brisa Bhauvana, le gardien de l’amṛta.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa; exact speaker not stated in snippet)
Scene: A great battle erupts; Garuḍa strikes down Bhauvana, the amṛta-guardian, shattering him with a single beak-blow.
FAQs
Power used with single-pointed resolve can overturn even established guardianship; Purāṇas caution that might must ultimately align with dharma.
The narrative is situated in Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred frame (Setu/Rāmeśvaram region), but this verse is not a tīrtha-phalāśruti.
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