Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36
न शस्त्रेण न चास्त्रेण न दिवा निशि वा हर । शक्यते देवसङ्घैश्च निहन्तुं स कथंचन
na śastreṇa na cāstreṇa na divā niśi vā hara | śakyate devasaṅghaiśca nihantuṃ sa kathaṃcana
கையாயுதத்தாலும் அல்ல, ஏவுகணையாலும் அல்ல, பகலிலும் அல்ல இரவிலும் அல்ல, ஹே ஹரா—தேவர்களின் கூட்டத்தாலும் அவனை எவ்விதத்திலும் கொல்ல இயலாது.
Devas (addressing Śiva as Hara)
Tirtha: Hara-centric kṣetra theology within Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gods assembled with weapons lowered in frustration; a boon-protected adversary stands unscathed amid day-and-night symbolism (sun and moon), while Śiva/Hara is invoked as the only solution.
FAQs
Some crises cannot be solved by ordinary power; refuge in the Supreme Lord and divine grace becomes the true means.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on Śiva’s saving power within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; the verse functions as a plea and acknowledgment of Śiva’s unique capacity.