Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
ततो वायुर्ववौ रूक्षो बहुशर्करपांशुलः । सम्मुखो निमिमातंगोऽकंपनोऽचलकंपनः । स्रुतरक्तो बभौ शैलो घनधातुह्रदो यता
tato vāyurvavau rūkṣo bahuśarkarapāṃśulaḥ | sammukho nimimātaṃgo'kaṃpano'calakaṃpanaḥ | srutarakto babhau śailo ghanadhātuhrado yatā
そのとき、砂礫と塵を多く含む荒き風が吹きすさんだ。正面には尼弥が立つ――武人の中の象として――みずからは揺るがず、しかも山々をも震わせる。血を流すその姿は、濃き鉱脈と赤き淵に彩られた断崖のごとくであった。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: A gritty windstorm whips gravel and dust across the field; Nimi stands front-facing, immovable, yet his presence seems to shake mountains; blood streams over him like red mineral veins on a dark cliff with ore-rich pools.
FAQs
The verse praises steadfastness under adversity—remaining unshaken while confronting chaos.
No tīrtha is praised; this is a poetic battlefield description.
None.