Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
ततः सा दारुणा शक्तिर्विश्वामित्रप्रयोजिता । तस्यांगदेशं स्पृष्ट्वाथ निपपात धरातले
tataḥ sā dāruṇā śaktirviśvāmitraprayojitā | tasyāṃgadeśaṃ spṛṣṭvātha nipapāta dharātale
Alors cette puissance redoutable, dépêchée par Viśvāmitra, effleura une partie de son corps et, aussitôt, tomba à terre.
Narrator
Scene: The dreadful power, after touching the sage’s limb, loses momentum and drops to the ground like a spent thundercloud; dust rises as the earth receives it, while the sage remains steady.
FAQs
When dharma and spiritual mastery prevail, destructive forces lose their momentum and collapse.
Not identified in this verse; it remains within the chapter’s tīrtha-mahātmya narrative frame.
None; the verse narrates the neutralization of the śakti.
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