Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
तेनास्यट सशरं चापं चिच्छेद बलवृत्रहा । अपास्य तद्धनुश्छिन्नं जंभो दानवनंदनः
tenāsyaṭa saśaraṃ cāpaṃ ciccheda balavṛtrahā | apāsya taddhanuśchinnaṃ jaṃbho dānavanaṃdanaḥ
Dengan anak panah itu, pembunuh Vṛtra yang perkasa memutuskan busurnya bersama anak panah yang terpasang. Setelah mencampakkan busur yang patah itu, Jambha—kebanggaan kaum Dānava—pun bersiap menyambung pertempuran.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Indra (Vṛtrahan), radiant and armored, releases a decisive arrow that cleaves Jambha’s bow and the nocked shaft; the broken bow falls away as Jambha, proud Dānava prince, recoils and readies himself anew amid a stormy battlefield sky.
FAQs
Dharma in action is shown as decisive skill and unwavering effort; obstacles (a broken weapon) do not end resolve.
No tīrtha is referenced; the passage is part of a divine–demonic combat narrative.
None; the verse is narrative and martial.