Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 137
धावतश्चापि कल्पांतं रुद्रकल्पस्य तस्य याः । मुखात्समुद्यजुर्ज्वालास्ताबिः खर्वशतं हतम्
dhāvataścāpi kalpāṃtaṃ rudrakalpasya tasya yāḥ | mukhātsamudyajurjvālāstābiḥ kharvaśataṃ hatam
Tandis qu’il courait avec une fureur de fin d’éon—pareille à celle de Rudra à la clôture d’un cycle—des flammes jaillirent de sa bouche; par ces flammes, des centaines de kharvas furent détruits.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration convention)
Scene: Hari rushes with pralaya-like fury; flames burst from his mouth, sweeping across ranks of daityas; the fire is bright, wind-driven, consuming vast multitudes (kharva-count).
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, divine energy can appear as pralaya-like force—terrible yet corrective.
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