Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124
हुंकारेणैव ते दैत्याः स्वमेव नगरं गताः । विस्मृतं सकलं तेषां स्वयंवरमुखं च तत्
huṃkāreṇaiva te daityāḥ svameva nagaraṃ gatāḥ | vismṛtaṃ sakalaṃ teṣāṃ svayaṃvaramukhaṃ ca tat
அந்த ஒரே ‘ஹும்’காரத்தினாலேயே அந்த தைத்யர்கள் தங்கள் நகரத்திற்கே திரும்பினர். அவர்களுக்கு அனைத்தும் மறந்துபோயிற்று—ஸ்வயம்வரத்தின் அந்த நோக்கம்கூட.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Scene: A single, thunder-like ‘huṃ’ emanates; daityas turn back as if spellbound, their faces blank with sudden forgetfulness, retreating toward their city gates.
FAQs
The Lord’s śakti can dissolve hostile intent instantly; when adharma confronts divinity, even memory and resolve can be stripped away.
No tīrtha is indicated; the verse is narrative and doctrinal about divine power.
None; the emphasis is on the spontaneous efficacy of divine sound.