Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
धावंतः कौरवास्त्वस्मान्वयं यामस्त्वमूनिति । इत्युक्ते वासुदेवेन देव्योऽथांबरमाविशन्
dhāvaṃtaḥ kauravāstvasmānvayaṃ yāmastvamūniti | ityukte vāsudevena devyo'thāṃbaramāviśan
कौरव आमच्याकडे धावत येत आहेत; आम्ही त्यांच्यावर चाल करून जाऊ—तू मात्र यांना (सांभाळ). असे वासुदेव बोलताच देव्या तेव्हा आकाशात विलीन झाल्या.
Narrator (reporting Vāsudeva’s words); embedded speech by Vāsudeva
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra (contextual) / peak-associated darśana-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) speaks decisively as dust rises from approaching Kaurava forces; Devīs lift into the sky, radiant and swift, above the battlefield.
FAQs
In Purāṇic dharma, righteous resolve is supported by divine śakti—human effort and divine aid move together.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it describes a battle movement and divine ascent into the sky.
None; it is a narrative transition into the battle.