Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
संप्रनृत्यति संहृष्टो मृत्युना सह शङ्करः । खट्वाङ्गैरुल्मुकैश्चैव पट्टिशैः परिघैस्तथा
saṃpranṛtyati saṃhṛṣṭo mṛtyunā saha śaṅkaraḥ | khaṭvāṅgairulmukaiścaiva paṭṭiśaiḥ parighaistathā
हर्षित शंकर मृत्युच्या सहित नृत्य करतात. आणि तेथे खट्वांग, जळते उल्मुक, पट्टिश तसेच परिघ (लोखंडी गदा)ही आहेत.
Narrator (contextual; describing Śiva’s fierce dance)
Tirtha: Amaraṃkaṭa (Amarkantak)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śaṅkara dances in ecstatic tāṇḍava with Mṛtyu beside him; the scene is ringed by fierce attendants brandishing khaṭvāṅgas, flaming brands, axes, and iron clubs—an awe-inspiring, protective storm of divinity.
FAQs
Śiva’s supremacy includes mastery over death; the fierce dance teaches detachment and refuge in the Lord beyond mortality.
Within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Amaraṃkaṭa setting, the site is implied as a stage of Śiva’s eternal, awe-inspiring presence.
None; it is iconographic narration emphasizing Rudra’s power.