Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
उद्वेजयति भूतानि कृष्णाहिरिववेत्ति कः । को वास्मिन्घोरसंसारे दक्षदक्षतमो भवेत्
udvejayati bhūtāni kṛṣṇāhirivavetti kaḥ | ko vāsminghorasaṃsāre dakṣadakṣatamo bhavet
Siapakah yang dapat mengetahui apa yang menggentarkan makhluk—laksana ular hitam? Dan dalam kitaran samsara yang mengerikan ini, siapakah yang mampu menjadi paling unggul dalam kebolehan?
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration
Scene: A dark, coiled black serpent in the foreground symbolizes fear; behind it, beings recoil. A calm ascetic stands unmoved, holding a rosary and trident-marked staff, indicating supreme competence amid saṃsāra’s gloom.
FAQs
It points to the unpredictability of fear and the harshness of saṃsāra, encouraging discernment and reliance on dharma.
No specific site is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit vrata, dāna, or snāna is described here.