Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
शक्तिं जग्राह तीक्ष्णाग्रां हेमघंटाट्टहासिनीम् । तया वामं भुजं विष्णोर्बिभेद दितिनंदनः
śaktiṃ jagrāha tīkṣṇāgrāṃ hemaghaṃṭāṭṭahāsinīm | tayā vāmaṃ bhujaṃ viṣṇorbibheda ditinaṃdanaḥ
Il saisit une arme śakti à la pointe acérée, riant bruyamment comme une cloche d'or ; et avec elle, le fils de Diti transperça le bras gauche de Viṣṇu.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: Kālanemi lifts a sharp śakti (spear-like divine missile), laughing with a resonant bell-like peal; he drives it into Viṣṇu’s left arm, the moment frozen at impact.
FAQs
The Purāṇa contrasts the Daitya’s boastful aggression with the Divine’s composed endurance, underscoring that pride is not true strength.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.