Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु वीरोऽसौ वीरभद्रो महाबलः । गृहीत्वा परमास्त्राणि सिंहनादैर्जगर्ज ह
tathetyuktvā tu vīro'sau vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ | gṛhītvā paramāstrāṇi siṃhanādairjagarja ha
Sambil berkata, “Demikianlah,” wira itu, Vīrabhadra yang maha kuat, mengambil senjata-senjata tertinggi lalu mengaum dengan raungan seperti singa.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra, a fierce Śaiva hero, accepts the command, lifts radiant supreme weapons, and releases a lion-roar that shakes the battlefield; banners whip in wind, dust and divine light mingle.
FAQs
Purāṇic battles dramatize inner forces—power is acknowledged, yet it remains under divine order and purpose.
Not specified in this verse.
None.