Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
तथान्यानि च शस्त्राणि अस्त्राणि सुबहूनि च । गृहीतानि पुरा मंद हंतुं मामेव चाधुना
tathānyāni ca śastrāṇi astrāṇi subahūni ca | gṛhītāni purā maṃda haṃtuṃ māmeva cādhunā
De même, bien d'autres armes et missiles furent saisis jadis, ô sot, pour me tuer ; et tu cherches à le faire encore maintenant.
Namuci (Daitya)
Type: tīra
Scene: Namuci boasts that countless weapons and astras were once gathered to kill him, yet all proved futile; he stands unshaken, pressing Indra into helplessness.
FAQs
Mere accumulation of power and armaments cannot defeat destiny and dharma; pride misreads the true source of victory.
The broader Kedāra sacred landscape is the setting in the Kedārakhaṇḍa, though no tirtha is explicitly praised in this verse.
None; the verse is martial narration and taunt.