Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
स तमुद्ग्राह्य वेगेन दानवाय मुमोच वै । दानवेन्द्रस्तमप्राप्तं वियत्येव शतैः शरैः
sa tamudgrāhya vegena dānavāya mumoca vai | dānavendrastamaprāptaṃ viyatyeva śataiḥ śaraiḥ
Mengangkatnya, baginda melontarkannya dengan kuat ke arah Dānava. Namun raja Dānava, sebelum ia sempat mencapainya, memanah jatuh di udara dengan beratus-ratus anak panah.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: Viṣṇu hurls a massive mace with explosive speed toward the Dānava king; before it reaches, the asura releases a storm of arrows that shreds/halts the mace in the open sky—frozen midair amid a lattice of shafts.
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