Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
ततस्ते शस्त्रमुद्यम्य निर्जघ्नुस्तं क्रुधान्विताः । न शेकुस्ते यदा हंतुं संवृतं विष्णुतेजसा । कुण्ठतां सर्वशस्त्राणि गतानि विमलान्यपि
tataste śastramudyamya nirjaghnustaṃ krudhānvitāḥ | na śekuste yadā haṃtuṃ saṃvṛtaṃ viṣṇutejasā | kuṇṭhatāṃ sarvaśastrāṇi gatāni vimalānyapi
Lalu mereka mengangkat senjata dengan amarah dan menyerangnya; namun mereka tidak mampu membunuhnya, kerana beliau diliputi oleh sinar keagungan Viṣṇu. Semua senjata mereka—walau bersih dan tajam—menjadi tumpul.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
FAQs
When a devotee is established in dharma and protected by divine grace, violence loses its power; the Purāṇa teaches the invincibility of righteous devotion.
The miracle-like protection unfolds within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra episode of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Not a direct prescription; the verse implies the protective efficacy of Vaiṣṇava devotion and worship in a sanctified place.