Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
अक्षौहिणीशतं त्वेकं चंडमुंडौ च तावुभौ । नापूर्यतैकग्रासोऽस्याः किंलक्ष्या यात्वियं हि सा
akṣauhiṇīśataṃ tvekaṃ caṃḍamuṃḍau ca tāvubhau | nāpūryataikagrāso'syāḥ kiṃlakṣyā yātviyaṃ hi sā
सौ अक्षौहिणी सेनाएँ और वे दोनों—चण्ड और मुण्ड—भी उसके एक ग्रास को न भर सके। उसकी क्या सीमा या लक्षण ठहराया जाए? वह सचमुच अगणित है।
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Scene: A vast battlefield dissolves into Devī’s single, immense mouthful—armies appear like tiny figures; the composition emphasizes scale and the impossibility of measuring her.
FAQs
The Goddess’ śakti is portrayed as immeasurable—worldly measures cannot contain or define divine power.
This verse is primarily a Devī-stuti within the chapter’s tīrtha-context; the specific tīrtha is elaborated in nearby verses (kuṇḍa/tīrtha references).
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a praise statement (māhātmya) of the Goddess.