Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
ततोऽन्धको मृधे क्रुद्धो बाणमार्गेण निर्गतः । स दृष्ट्वा बाणमार्गेण चापहस्तं जनार्दनम्
tato'ndhako mṛdhe kruddho bāṇamārgeṇa nirgataḥ | sa dṛṣṭvā bāṇamārgeṇa cāpahastaṃ janārdanam
போரில் கோபமுற்ற அந்தகன் அம்புகளின் பாதையிலே முன்னேறினான்; அதே அம்புப் பாதையைத் தொடர்ந்து வில்லேந்திய ஜனார்தனனை கண்டான்.
Narrator (contextual; continuation of Maheśa’s account)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: king
Scene: Andhaka charges along the luminous arrow-trail through cavernous Pātāla and suddenly sees Janārdana—bow in hand, poised, radiant amid darkness.
FAQs
Adharma inevitably meets its counterforce; the aggressor is drawn toward the very source of righteous restraint.
None explicitly; it narrates a confrontation rather than praising a pilgrimage place.
None; it is a narrative movement within the battle.