Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
तावत्स राजा निशितैर्भल्लैर्व्याघ्रमताडयत् । न च तैर्विव्यथे किंचिद्गिरींद्र इव वृष्टिभिः
tāvatsa rājā niśitairbhallairvyāghramatāḍayat | na ca tairvivyathe kiṃcidgirīṃdra iva vṛṣṭibhiḥ
मग राजाने तीक्ष्ण बाणांनी वाघावर प्रहार केला; पण त्याने त्यातून किंचितही वेदना मानली नाही—जसा पावसाने पर्वतशिखर हलत नाही.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: The king releases a volley of sharp arrows into the tiger, yet the beast remains unshaken, visually contrasted with a rain-soaked mountain standing firm.
FAQs
Some threats cannot be overcome by ordinary means alone, urging deeper resolve, strategy, or divine reliance aligned with dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a heroic-narrative segment.
None; it describes combat action rather than ritual.