Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 193
लब्धसंज्ञस्ततो विष्णुश्चक्रं जग्राह दुर्धरम् । रानवेंद्रवसामेदोरुधिरेणाभिरंजितम्
labdhasaṃjñastato viṣṇuścakraṃ jagrāha durdharam | rānaveṃdravasāmedorudhireṇābhiraṃjitam
പിന്നെ ബോധം വീണ്ടെടുത്ത വിഷ്ണു തന്റെ ദുര്ധർഷ ചക്രം കൈക്കൊണ്ടു; അത് ദാനവേന്ദ്രന്റെ കൊഴുപ്പ്, മജ്ജ, രക്തം എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് രഞ്ജിതമായിരുന്നു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Scene: Viṣṇu rises from a stunned state, eyes sharpened, and grasps the Sudarśana cakra—described as stained with the gruesome residues of the Dānava lord—signaling a turn in battle momentum.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, divine resolve reawakens; the regaining of consciousness symbolizes the return of discernment and righteous action.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the cosmic battle narrative.
None.