Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 97
तः प्रतिहतास्त्रोऽसौ दैत्येंद्रः प्रतिभानवान् । वारुणास्त्रं मुमोचाथशमनं पावकार्चिषाम्
taḥ pratihatāstro'sau daityeṃdraḥ pratibhānavān | vāruṇāstraṃ mumocāthaśamanaṃ pāvakārciṣām
அஸ்திரம் தடுக்கப்பட்டதும், ஒளிமிகு தைத்யேந்திரன் அগ্নியஸ்திரத்தின் தீச்சுடரை அணைக்கும் வாருணாஸ்திரத்தை விடுத்தான்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A radiant daitya-king, his prior weapon checked, releases the Vāruṇa-astra; watery force descends to quench the fiery tongues of an Agneya weapon, steam and spray rising in a dramatic clash of elements.
FAQs
Purāṇic imagery teaches that forces counterbalance one another; discernment is shown in choosing the apt remedy to a raging threat.
None—this verse is an elemental-weapons exchange, not a pilgrimage eulogy.
None—no vrata, dāna, or snāna instruction appears here.