Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
शुम्भः शूलेन तीक्ष्णेन प्रासेन ग्रसनस्तथा । चक्रेण क्रथनः क्रुद्धो जंभः शक्त्या महारणे
śumbhaḥ śūlena tīkṣṇena prāsena grasanastathā | cakreṇa krathanaḥ kruddho jaṃbhaḥ śaktyā mahāraṇe
Śumbha menyerang dengan śūla yang tajam, dan Grasana dengan prāsa (tombak). Krathana yang murka menggempur dengan cakra, dan dalam perang besar Jaṃbha menghantam dengan śakti (lembing).
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Scene: A ring of asuras surrounds Viṣṇu: Śumbha thrusts a sharp spear; Grasana drives a lance; Krathana hurls a spinning discus; Jaṃbha casts a javelin—each weapon frozen mid-flight toward the calm divine center.
FAQs
The enumeration of weapons underscores the intensity of adharma’s assault, while the Purāṇic frame implies dharma’s ultimate resilience.
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