Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
तदोत्थितः सहसा महाबलः स वीरभद्रो द्विषतां निहंता । त्रिशूलमुद्यम्य तडित्प्रकाशं जाज्वल्यमानं प्रभया निरंतरम् । स्वरोचिषा भासितदिग्वितानं सूयदुबिंबाग्न्युडुमण्डलाभम्
tadotthitaḥ sahasā mahābalaḥ sa vīrabhadro dviṣatāṃ nihaṃtā | triśūlamudyamya taḍitprakāśaṃ jājvalyamānaṃ prabhayā niraṃtaram | svarociṣā bhāsitadigvitānaṃ sūyadubiṃbāgnyuḍumaṇḍalābham
Lalu Vīrabhadra—yang amat perkasa, pembinasa musuh—bangkit serta-merta. Mengangkat trisula yang terang bak kilat, menyala dengan cahaya yang tidak terputus, ia menerangi hamparan segala penjuru dengan sinarnya sendiri—laksana cakra matahari, laksana api, laksana lingkaran bintang-bintang.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra springs up suddenly, towering and muscular, raising a lightning-bright trident that blazes continuously; the ten directions glow as if lit by sun, fire, and a ring of stars, with the Himalaya beneath.
FAQs
Divine power (śakti) is portrayed as light that dispels fear—dharma’s force is luminous and world-ordering.
The Kedāra-khaṇḍa context associates the narrative with Kedāra’s sacred region, though this verse itself is a martial-theophany description.
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