Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 144
व्यर्थतां जग्मुरस्त्राणि देवानां दानवं प्रति । यथातिक्रूरचित्तानामार्ये कृत्यशतान्यपि
vyarthatāṃ jagmurastrāṇi devānāṃ dānavaṃ prati | yathātikrūracittānāmārye kṛtyaśatānyapi
दानवाविरुद्ध देवांची अस्त्रे व्यर्थ ठरली; जसे अतिशय क्रूरचित्त लोकांसमोर आर्यांचे शेकडो सत्कर्मही निष्फळ होतात।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Divine missiles dissolve or fall harmlessly, their radiance extinguished before reaching the dānava; the scene overlays a moral tableau—wise figures offering gifts/counsel to a hard-hearted man who turns away unmoved.
FAQs
Cruelty and entrenched adharma nullify even strong remedies; transformation requires higher grace and inner change.
None is mentioned in this verse.
None; it offers a moral analogy within the battle narrative.