Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
संप्रनृत्यति संहृष्टो मृत्युना सह शङ्करः । खट्वाङ्गैरुल्मुकैश्चैव पट्टिशैः परिघैस्तथा
saṃpranṛtyati saṃhṛṣṭo mṛtyunā saha śaṅkaraḥ | khaṭvāṅgairulmukaiścaiva paṭṭiśaiḥ parighaistathā
ആനന്ദഭരിതനായ ശങ്കരൻ മൃത്യുവിനോടുകൂടെ നൃത്തം ചെയ്യുന്നു. അവിടെ ഖട്വാംഗങ്ങൾ, ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന ഉൽമുകങ്ങൾ, പട്ടിശങ്ങൾ, പരിഘങ്ങൾ (ലോഹഗദകൾ) എന്നിവയും ഉണ്ട്.
Narrator (contextual; describing Śiva’s fierce dance)
Tirtha: Amaraṃkaṭa (Amarkantak)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śaṅkara dances in ecstatic tāṇḍava with Mṛtyu beside him; the scene is ringed by fierce attendants brandishing khaṭvāṅgas, flaming brands, axes, and iron clubs—an awe-inspiring, protective storm of divinity.
FAQs
Śiva’s supremacy includes mastery over death; the fierce dance teaches detachment and refuge in the Lord beyond mortality.
Within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Amaraṃkaṭa setting, the site is implied as a stage of Śiva’s eternal, awe-inspiring presence.
None; it is iconographic narration emphasizing Rudra’s power.