Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87
गदामुद्यम्य संक्रुद्धो योद्धुमागाज्जनार्द्दनम् । तमुद्यतगदं दृष्ट्वा निहतं जीवितं पुनः
gadāmudyamya saṃkruddho yoddhumāgājjanārddanam | tamudyatagadaṃ dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ jīvitaṃ punaḥ
Dengan murka ia mengangkat gada dan datang hendak bertempur melawan Janārdana. Melihatnya dengan gada terangkat, Sang Bhagavān menumbangkannya—namun ia hidup kembali lagi.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Dānava charges with a raised mace toward Janārdana; the Lord strikes him down, yet the foe rises again—an uncanny loop of battle and revival.
FAQs
Power without humility leads to repeated downfall; the Purāṇic theme warns that boons can prolong conflict when driven by ego and anger.
The episode belongs to Dvārakā-māhātmya, situating these events in the sacred sphere of Dvārakā.
No ritual prescription is present in this verse.