Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
स तैश्च विद्धो व्यथितो बभूव दैत्येश्वरो विस्रुतशोणिताक्तः । ततोऽस्य किंचिच्चलितस्य धैर्यादुवाच शंखांबुजसार्ङ्गपाणिः
sa taiśca viddho vyathito babhūva daityeśvaro visrutaśoṇitāktaḥ | tato'sya kiṃciccalitasya dhairyāduvāca śaṃkhāṃbujasārṅgapāṇiḥ
त्या बाणांनी विद्ध होऊन दैत्येश्वर व्यथित झाला, वाहत्या रक्ताने माखला; तेव्हा त्याचे धैर्य किंचित ढळलेले पाहून शंख-पद्म-शार्ङ्गधारी विष्णू त्याला म्हणाला।
Viṣṇu (Śaṅkhāmbuja-Sārṅgapāṇiḥ)
Scene: The daitya-lord stands pierced and trembling, body smeared with flowing blood; opposite him Viṣṇu—bearing conch, lotus, and Sārṅga—lowers his weapon slightly and begins to speak, the battlefield pausing for counsel.
FAQs
When arrogance is wounded, truth can be addressed—divine speech often follows the breaking of pride.
No tīrtha is indicated in this verse.
None.