Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
हिमाद्रि प्रमुखाश्चापि समुद्यम्य महीधरान् । भृशमुन्नदतो देवान्धावतो वीक्ष्य तारकः
himādri pramukhāścāpi samudyamya mahīdharān | bhṛśamunnadato devāndhāvato vīkṣya tārakaḥ
ਹਿਮਾਦਰੀ ਆਦਿ ਪਹਾੜਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਚੁੱਕ ਕੇ ਗਰਜਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਦੇ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਤਾਰਕ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਕੀਤੀ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Tirtha: Himādri/Himālaya (archetypal)
Type: peak
Scene: A panoramic battlefield: Devas surge forward roaring; colossal mountains—led by Himādri—are hoisted like clubs and hurled; Tāraka stands braced, unshaken, facing the onrush.
FAQs
When adharma grows bold, the very pillars of the world—symbolized by mountains—rise to support the restoration of order.
No single tīrtha is praised; Himādri is referenced as a cosmic landmark rather than a pilgrimage instruction.
None in this verse.