Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 155
बिभेद तरसा शक्त्या शतयोजनविस्तृतम् । तदेकेन प्रहारेण खंडशः पतितं भुवि
bibheda tarasā śaktyā śatayojanavistṛtam | tadekena prahāreṇa khaṃḍaśaḥ patitaṃ bhuvi
Dans un élan de puissance, il fendit avec la Śakti cette masse immense, étendue sur cent yojanas ; d’un seul coup, elle tomba sur la terre en fragments.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Śvetagiri-bheda-sthala (mythic ‘split of Śvetagiri’)
Type: peak
Scene: The divine warrior hurls/strikes with the Śakti; the enormous Śvetagiri mass—spanning a hundred yojanas—splits instantly and collapses in fragments onto the earth.
FAQs
When empowered by the divine for righteous aims, a single decisive act can dismantle vast structures of adharma.
No tīrtha is directly praised; the verse focuses on the impact of the Śakti-astra.
None.