Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
रुद्रं देवीश्च चामुंडां सोपालंभं वचोऽब्रवीत् । त्वमेव देवि जानासि रक्ष्यते शार्ङ्गधन्विना
rudraṃ devīśca cāmuṃḍāṃ sopālaṃbhaṃ vaco'bravīt | tvameva devi jānāsi rakṣyate śārṅgadhanvinā
उसने रुद्र और देवी—यहाँ तक कि चामुण्डा—से भी उलाहने भरे वचन कहे: “हे देवी, तुम ही जानती हो कि शार्ङ्गधन्वी (विष्णु/कृष्ण) के द्वारा यह कैसे रक्षित है।”
Unspecified (likely Barbarīka speaking within the narrative)
Scene: A heated address: Barbarīka confronts Rudra and the Goddess, even Cāmuṇḍā, with reproach, pointing to the unseen shield of the Śārṅga-wielder around the protected hero.
FAQs
Divine protection operates through higher will; even gods and heroes recognize the supremacy of that safeguarding power.
No tirtha is named; the verse centers on divine protection and inter-deity dialogue.
None; it is a narrative statement with theological emphasis.