Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
अक्षौहिणीशतं त्वेकं चंडमुंडौ च तावुभौ । नापूर्यतैकग्रासोऽस्याः किंलक्ष्या यात्वियं हि सा
akṣauhiṇīśataṃ tvekaṃ caṃḍamuṃḍau ca tāvubhau | nāpūryataikagrāso'syāḥ kiṃlakṣyā yātviyaṃ hi sā
நூறு அக்ஷௌஹிணி படைகளும், அந்த இருவரும்—சண்டன், முண்டன்—அவளின் ஒரு வாய்க்கரண்டியையும் நிரப்ப இயலவில்லை. அவளுக்கு என்ன அளவைக் கூறுவது? அவள் உண்மையிலே அளவிலாதவள்।
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Scene: A vast battlefield dissolves into Devī’s single, immense mouthful—armies appear like tiny figures; the composition emphasizes scale and the impossibility of measuring her.
FAQs
The Goddess’ śakti is portrayed as immeasurable—worldly measures cannot contain or define divine power.
This verse is primarily a Devī-stuti within the chapter’s tīrtha-context; the specific tīrtha is elaborated in nearby verses (kuṇḍa/tīrtha references).
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a praise statement (māhātmya) of the Goddess.