Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
अक्षौहिणीशतं त्वेकं चंडमुंडौ च तावुभौ । नापूर्यतैकग्रासोऽस्याः किंलक्ष्या यात्वियं हि सा
akṣauhiṇīśataṃ tvekaṃ caṃḍamuṃḍau ca tāvubhau | nāpūryataikagrāso'syāḥ kiṃlakṣyā yātviyaṃ hi sā
Nem mesmo cem akṣauhiṇīs de exércitos, e aqueles dois—Caṇḍa e Muṇḍa—bastaram para encher uma só bocada dela. Que sinal ou medida extraordinária se poderia atribuir-lhe? Ela é, de fato, além de toda contagem.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Scene: A vast battlefield dissolves into Devī’s single, immense mouthful—armies appear like tiny figures; the composition emphasizes scale and the impossibility of measuring her.
FAQs
The Goddess’ śakti is portrayed as immeasurable—worldly measures cannot contain or define divine power.
This verse is primarily a Devī-stuti within the chapter’s tīrtha-context; the specific tīrtha is elaborated in nearby verses (kuṇḍa/tīrtha references).
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a praise statement (māhātmya) of the Goddess.