Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
पर्वताभे गजे भीमे मदस्राविणि दुर्दमे । सितचित्रपताके तु प्रभिन्नकरटामुखे
parvatābhe gaje bhīme madasrāviṇi durdame | sitacitrapatāke tu prabhinnakaraṭāmukhe
പർവ്വതസമമായ ഭീകരഗജത്തിൽ, മദസ്രാവം ചൊരിഞ്ഞ് ദുർദമനായി, ശ്വേതചിത്രപതാക ധരിച്ചു, പൊട്ടിയ കപോളങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ധാര ഒഴുകെ അവൻ മുന്നേറി।
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Scene: A mountain-like war-elephant surges forward, rut-fluid streaming from split temples; a white patterned banner flutters above; the atmosphere is dust-laden and ominous as the beast advances toward Hari’s side.
FAQs
Outer power and terrifying display are depicted as transient; dharma is not measured by spectacle but by alignment with the divine.
None stated; the verse is a martial description rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None.