Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
वह्निः शक्तिं तदा क्षेप्तुं न शशाक तथोत्थितः । यमोऽपि दंडं खड्गं च निरृतिस्तं शिशुं प्रति
vahniḥ śaktiṃ tadā kṣeptuṃ na śaśāka tathotthitaḥ | yamo'pi daṃḍaṃ khaḍgaṃ ca nirṛtistaṃ śiśuṃ prati
Agni, embora se erguesse, não pôde então arremessar sua śakti (lança). Yama também levantou seu bastão e sua espada, e Nirṛti voltou suas armas contra aquele infante.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Agni rises with blazing aura yet cannot throw his spear; Yama lifts staff and sword; Nirṛti turns weapons toward the infant—each halted by unseen force, faces strained between wrath and awe.
FAQs
Even cosmic regulators like Agni and Yama act only within divine permission; the Absolute governs all powers.
No tīrtha reference appears in this verse.
None.