Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
दृष्ट्वा बृहंतं स्वकरस्थमोजसा तं सर्पराजं सह पर्वतेन । तत्रैव हित्वापययुस्तदानीं पलायमाना ह्यसुरैः समेताः
dṛṣṭvā bṛhaṃtaṃ svakarasthamojasā taṃ sarparājaṃ saha parvatena | tatraiva hitvāpayayustadānīṃ palāyamānā hyasuraiḥ sametāḥ
ശക്തിബലത്തോടെ കൈയിൽ പിടിച്ചിരുന്ന ആ മഹാസർപ്പരാജനെ പർവതത്തോടുകൂടി കണ്ട ഉടൻ അവർ ആ സ്ഥലം തത്സമയം വിട്ട് ഓടി; അസുരരും അവരുടെ കൂടെ പലയനം ചെയ്തു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Mandara–Vāsuki manthana episode (mythic)
Type: peak
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A powerful being grips the serpent-king in one hand; Mandara looms; devas and asuras scatter in panic, their banners and ornaments trailing as they flee.
FAQs
When overwhelming divine power manifests, arrogance collapses and even hostile forces are compelled to retreat.
The verse occurs in Kedārakhaṇḍa, aligning the episode with the Kedāra sacred region of the Skanda Purāṇa’s pilgrimage map.
No direct vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is stated in this verse; it is primarily narrative.