Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
बहुशस्त्राणि दिव्यानि नभसः संपतंति च । क्रीडंति हरयस्तृप्ता उत्पतंति पतंति च
bahuśastrāṇi divyāni nabhasaḥ saṃpataṃti ca | krīḍaṃti harayastṛptā utpataṃti pataṃti ca
ആകാശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അനേകം ദിവ്യായുധങ്ങളും ഇറങ്ങി വന്നു. തൃപ്തരായ സിംഹങ്ങൾ കളിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ചാടി വീണ്ടും താഴെ വീണു.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred clearing under a turbulent sky: luminous astras streak downward like meteors; nearby, lions—strangely calm and satiated—play, leap, and tumble as if in a divine sport, creating an uncanny contrast between danger and serenity.
FAQs
In a sanctified region, even symbols of protection and power appear; sacred space is portrayed as guarded by divine forces and fearless harmony.
The verse continues the marvels surrounding the tīrtha-setting in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, indicating a place charged with divine presence.
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