Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124
हुंकारेणैव ते दैत्याः स्वमेव नगरं गताः । विस्मृतं सकलं तेषां स्वयंवरमुखं च तत्
huṃkāreṇaiva te daityāḥ svameva nagaraṃ gatāḥ | vismṛtaṃ sakalaṃ teṣāṃ svayaṃvaramukhaṃ ca tat
तस्यैव हुंकारमात्रेण ते दैत्याः स्वकीयमेव नगरं प्रतिजग्मुः। तेषां सर्वं विस्मृतं, तच्च स्वयंवरमुखं प्रयोजनमपि॥
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Scene: A single, thunder-like ‘huṃ’ emanates; daityas turn back as if spellbound, their faces blank with sudden forgetfulness, retreating toward their city gates.
FAQs
The Lord’s śakti can dissolve hostile intent instantly; when adharma confronts divinity, even memory and resolve can be stripped away.
No tīrtha is indicated; the verse is narrative and doctrinal about divine power.
None; the emphasis is on the spontaneous efficacy of divine sound.