Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
त्वाष्ट्रोण निर्मितान्याशु यानि यंत्राणि भारत । तेनोपल निपातेन गतानि तिलशस्ततः
tvāṣṭroṇa nirmitānyāśu yāni yaṃtrāṇi bhārata | tenopala nipātena gatāni tilaśastataḥ
Ó Bhārata, as máquinas que Tvaṣṭṛ fabricara com presteza, por aquela queda de pedras foram reduzidas a estilhaços, espalhados como sementes de gergelim.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: Close-up narrative moment: Tvaṣṭṛ’s swiftly made machines—intricate, gleaming—are struck by the boulder-fall and burst into countless tiny fragments, scattered like sesame across the sky.
FAQs
Even the finest craftsmanship and technology is fragile before overwhelming karmic consequences; humility before higher order is implied.
None; the verse continues the combat narrative.
None.