Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
तेनैव देवा जयिनो जातास्तत्क्षणमेव हि । स्वानां पराजयं दृष्ट्वा वीरभद्रो रुपान्वितः
tenaiva devā jayino jātāstatkṣaṇameva hi | svānāṃ parājayaṃ dṛṣṭvā vīrabhadro rupānvitaḥ
Par cet acte même, les Devas devinrent victorieux à l’instant. Voyant la défaite des siens, Vīrabhadra—terrible d’apparence—se prépara à riposter.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/devotees
Scene: Devas stand triumphant for a heartbeat; then Vīrabhadra appears—towering, fierce-eyed, adorned with skull motifs—his presence darkening the sky as he witnesses his forces’ defeat.
FAQs
Victories in the Purāṇic world can shift instantly through mantra and divine sanction, reminding readers that unseen spiritual forces govern outcomes.
The larger Kedārakhaṇḍa context points to Kedāra’s sanctity, but this verse narrates a battlefield turning point rather than tīrtha-glorification.
No direct prescription; it references the consequence of a prior ritual/mantra act.