Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेत्युवाचाथ क्व प्रयास्यसि दुर्मते । शरासनं करे गृह्य शरांश्चिक्षेप दानवे
tiṣṭha tiṣṭhetyuvācātha kva prayāsyasi durmate | śarāsanaṃ kare gṛhya śarāṃścikṣepa dānave
ત્યારે તેમણે કહ્યું—“થંભ, થંભ! હે દુર્મતિ, ક્યાં જઈશ?” હાથમાં ધનુષ્ય લઈને તેમણે દાનવ પર બાણો છોડ્યા।
Mahēśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Śiva shouts ‘Tiṣṭha, tiṣṭha!’ at the fleeing foe, lifts the bow, and releases a volley—moment of frozen command turning into kinetic archery.
FAQs
Adharma cannot flee the consequences of its actions; divine justice confronts wrongdoing directly.
No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse depicts the commencement of combat.
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