Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 169
तद्विसृष्टं जघानाशु पार्श्व स्कंदस्य दक्षिणम् । बिभेद च कुरुश्रेष्ठ तदा तस्य महात्मनः
tadvisṛṣṭaṃ jaghānāśu pārśva skaṃdasya dakṣiṇam | bibheda ca kuruśreṣṭha tadā tasya mahātmanaḥ
விடப்பட்ட அந்த வஜ்ரம் விரைந்து ஸ்கந்தனின் வலப்புறத் துடுப்பில் தாக்கி—ஓ குருசிறந்தவனே—அந்த மகாத்மாவின் பக்கத்தைத் துளைத்தது।
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration; vocative suggests narration to a Bharata/Kuru listener)
Listener: Kuruśreṣṭha (addressed as ‘O best of the Kurus’)
Scene: Indra’s thunderbolt strikes Skanda’s right flank; the impact is shown as a radiant burst, yet Skanda stands firm, unbowed, with serene martial composure.
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The divine mission is not thwarted by blows; trials become the very means for revelation of higher forms.
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