Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 143
यमोऽथ निरृतिश्चापि दिव्यास्त्राणि महाबलाः । आकाशे मुमुचुः सर्वे दानवायाभिसंध्य तु
yamo'tha nirṛtiścāpi divyāstrāṇi mahābalāḥ | ākāśe mumucuḥ sarve dānavāyābhisaṃdhya tu
அப்போது யமனும் நிருதியும்—மிகுந்த வலிமையுடையோர்—தெய்வீக அஸ்திரங்களை ஆகாயத்தில் ஏவி, அவற்றை அந்த தானவனை நோக்கி குறி வைத்தனர்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Yama and Nirṛti, stern and formidable, hurl radiant divine missiles upward; the sky becomes a lattice of blazing trajectories converging on the dānava’s unseen position.
FAQs
Even cosmic governors (like Yama) act to protect order when adharma rises; yet victory depends on the right spiritual power.
No; the verse is part of a combat sequence, not a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
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