Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
खड्गेन तीक्ष्णधारेण चर्मपाणिरधावत । प्रविश्य दानवानीकं गजः पद्मसरो यथा
khaḍgena tīkṣṇadhāreṇa carmapāṇiradhāvata | praviśya dānavānīkaṃ gajaḥ padmasaro yathā
கூர்மையான வாளையும் கேடயத்தையும் கையில் ஏந்திய சர்மபாணி பாய்ந்தான்; தானவப் படையில் தாமரை ஏரிக்குள் யானை இறங்குவது போல நுழைந்தான்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: Carmapāṇi, sword razor-bright and shield raised, charges and plunges into the daṇava ranks like an elephant entering a lotus lake—splash-like scattering of foes, rhythmic chaos.
FAQs
Righteous courage in the face of adharma is praised; the protector advances without hesitation.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a martial narrative passage within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None; the verse describes battlefield action and heroic imagery.