Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
युयुधे परयाशक्त्या त्रैलोक्यं विस्मयन्निव । नैरृतेन समागम्य चंडश्चबलवत्तरः
yuyudhe parayāśaktyā trailokyaṃ vismayanniva | nairṛtena samāgamya caṃḍaścabalavattaraḥ
Il combattit avec une puissance suprême, comme pour émerveiller les trois mondes; et Caṇḍa, plus puissant encore, vint face à face avec Nairṛta.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A champion fights with overwhelming force, the three worlds ‘astonished’; Caṇḍa, fiercer still, confronts Nairṛta—lord of the southwest—amid dark, directional omens and blazing weapons.
FAQs
The cosmic scale of dharma is emphasized: divine power can shake and awe all three worlds when adharma is confronted.
The Kedāra region is the chapter’s setting; the verse itself is not a direct tīrtha praise.
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