Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
तन्मया गुहशक्तिः सा भृशं हस्ते व्यरोचत । यद्दार्ढ्यं सर्वलोकेषु तन्मयं कवचं तथा
tanmayā guhaśaktiḥ sā bhṛśaṃ haste vyarocata | yaddārḍhyaṃ sarvalokeṣu tanmayaṃ kavacaṃ tathā
ഗുഹശക്തി അവന്റെ കൈയിൽ അത്യന്തം ദീപ്തിയായി ജ്വലിച്ചു, അവന്റെ തന്നെ തന്മയതയിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടായതുപോലെ; സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളിലെ ദാർഢ്യം തന്മയമായി അവന്റെ കവചമായി।
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual)
Scene: Skanda holds the blazing Guha-śakti; the spear radiates as if made of his own light. A luminous armor forms around him, textured like the ‘firmness of worlds’.
FAQs
Divine protection is portrayed as inner essence becoming outer power—steadfastness itself becomes the armor of dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on Skanda’s divine armament and protection.
None; the verse is descriptive, supporting devotional contemplation of Skanda’s protective form.