Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58
आयुधानि ततस्त्यक्त्वा बाहुयुद्धमुपस्थितौ । करं करेण संगृह्य प्रहरन्तौ स्वमुष्टिभिः । रणप्रयोगैर्युध्यन्तौ युयुधाते शिवान्धकौ
āyudhāni tatastyaktvā bāhuyuddhamupasthitau | karaṃ kareṇa saṃgṛhya praharantau svamuṣṭibhiḥ | raṇaprayogairyudhyantau yuyudhāte śivāndhakau
Kemudian kedua-duanya meletakkan senjata dan masuk ke pertempuran jarak dekat. Tangan menggenggam tangan, saling memukul dengan penumbuk, menggunakan helah dan teknik perang, Śiva dan Andhaka terus bertarung.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: A king (nṛpasattama)
Scene: Śiva and Andhaka lock hands, forearms tense; they grapple chest-to-chest, striking with fists. Dust rises from the battlefield; onlookers—devas and dānavas—form a ring. The moment emphasizes technique (stances, grips) rather than weapons.
FAQs
When external means fail, the struggle turns inward to sheer resolve; ultimately, dharma is upheld by the Lord’s unshakable power.
The Revā/Narmadā sacred region is the narrative frame in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.