Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38
शितधारमिमं खड्गं यस्मै दर्शयसि स्फुटम् । स सद्यो म्रियते शत्रुः साक्षान्मृत्युरपि स्वयम्
śitadhāramimaṃ khaḍgaṃ yasmai darśayasi sphuṭam | sa sadyo mriyate śatruḥ sākṣānmṛtyurapi svayam
ನೀನು ಈ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಧಾರೆಯ ಖಡ್ಗವನ್ನು ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತೀಯೋ, ಆ ಶತ್ರು ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಸಾಯುತ್ತಾನೆ—ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ ಮೃತ್ಯುವೇ ಸ್ವತಃ ಬಂದಂತೆ।
Ṛṣabha (yogī-sage)
Scene: A radiant, sharp-edged sword is lifted and shown openly; the hostile foe recoils as if struck by the very presence of Death, collapsing instantly. The wielder stands calm yet formidable, haloed by divine sanction.
FAQs
The narrative magnifies mantra-born śakti: spiritual empowerment is depicted as surpassing ordinary mortal limits.
No site is specified in this verse.
None; it describes the phala (effect) of an empowered weapon.