Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 175
गरुडं दशभिश्चैव महिषं नवभिस्तथा । पुनर्दैर्त्योऽथ देवानां तिलशो नतपर्वभिः
garuḍaṃ daśabhiścaiva mahiṣaṃ navabhistathā | punardairtyo'tha devānāṃ tilaśo nataparvabhiḥ
Dia memanah Garuḍa dengan sepuluh dan Mahīṣa dengan sembilan. Kemudian Daitya itu sekali lagi menghancurkan para dewa, seakan-akan memecah mereka menjadi serpihan, dengan hujan panah laksana puncak gunung yang menghempas.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: Garuḍa, wings spread, is struck by ten arrows; Mahīṣa (buffalo-form or buffalo-bannered figure) is hit by nine; then a catastrophic arrow-storm falls like crashing mountain-peaks, visually fragmenting the divine host into scattered, stylized pieces of armor and banners.
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The Purāṇa dramatizes how adharma can appear to pulverize even divine forces—preparing the listener for the necessity of Skanda’s advent and victory.
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