Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
घटास्यो घटहासश्च ऊर्ध्वकेशोऽतिदीप्ति मान् । विद्युदक्षो वायुजवो यश्चेच्छेन्नाशयेज्जगत्
ghaṭāsyo ghaṭahāsaśca ūrdhvakeśo'tidīpti mān | vidyudakṣo vāyujavo yaścecchennāśayejjagat
घड़े-से मुख वाला, घड़े-सी हँसी वाला, केश ऊपर उठे हुए, अत्यन्त तेजस्वी; बिजली-से नेत्रों वाला, वायु-वेग से चलने वाला—जो चाहे तो जगत् का भी नाश कर दे।
Sūta (continuing description)
Listener: Sūta’s audience within the Purāṇic frame
Scene: A terrifyingly radiant figure: pot-like face and uncanny laughter, hair bristling upward, eyes like lightning; his body emits blazing aura. The air around him seems wind-swept, as if reality bends to his speed and power.
FAQs
Immense power is acknowledged, yet implied to be governed by will and dharma—capacity alone is not the highest principle.
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