Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
शुम्भः शूलेन तीक्ष्णेन प्रासेन ग्रसनस्तथा । चक्रेण क्रथनः क्रुद्धो जंभः शक्त्या महारणे
śumbhaḥ śūlena tīkṣṇena prāsena grasanastathā | cakreṇa krathanaḥ kruddho jaṃbhaḥ śaktyā mahāraṇe
Śumbha investiu com uma śūla afiada; e Grasana igualmente com uma lança (prāsa). Krathana, enfurecido, atacou com o disco (cakra); e Jaṃbha, na grande batalha, com uma javalina (śakti).
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Scene: A ring of asuras surrounds Viṣṇu: Śumbha thrusts a sharp spear; Grasana drives a lance; Krathana hurls a spinning discus; Jaṃbha casts a javelin—each weapon frozen mid-flight toward the calm divine center.
FAQs
The enumeration of weapons underscores the intensity of adharma’s assault, while the Purāṇic frame implies dharma’s ultimate resilience.
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