Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
तावत्स राजा निशितैर्भल्लैर्व्याघ्रमताडयत् । न च तैर्विव्यथे किंचिद्गिरींद्र इव वृष्टिभिः
tāvatsa rājā niśitairbhallairvyāghramatāḍayat | na ca tairvivyathe kiṃcidgirīṃdra iva vṛṣṭibhiḥ
അപ്പോൾ രാജാവ് മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അമ്പുകളാൽ കടുവയെ പ്രഹരിച്ചു; എങ്കിലും അതിന് അതിൽനിന്ന് അല്പവും വേദനയുണ്ടായില്ല—മഴയിൽ അചലമായ പർവ്വതശിഖരംപോലെ.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: The king releases a volley of sharp arrows into the tiger, yet the beast remains unshaken, visually contrasted with a rain-soaked mountain standing firm.
FAQs
Some threats cannot be overcome by ordinary means alone, urging deeper resolve, strategy, or divine reliance aligned with dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a heroic-narrative segment.
None; it describes combat action rather than ritual.