Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
मुमोच तद्वधार्थाय ब्रह्मास्त्रं सोऽभिमंत्रितम् । तस्य संहितमात्रस्य प्रस्वनः समजायत
mumoca tadvadhārthāya brahmāstraṃ so'bhimaṃtritam | tasya saṃhitamātrasya prasvanaḥ samajāyata
அந்த வதத்திற்காக அவர் மந்திரத்தால் ஆற்றலூட்டப்பட்ட பிரம்மாஸ்திரத்தை விடுத்தார்; அதன் ஸந்தானம் மட்டுமே நிகழ்ந்ததும் பயங்கர முழக்கம் எழுந்தது.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Dhārā-tīrtha / Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (episode setting)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: Viśvāmitra releases a radiant, terrifying Brahmāstra; the sky darkens, a spiral of light forms, and a shockwave-like sound ripples through trees and water; animals flee; the sacred site trembles.
FAQs
Mantra and intent can unleash immense forces; Purāṇic narrative warns that such power must remain aligned with dharma.
The tīrtha frame remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya, though the verse itself focuses on the astric event.
Not a public rite; it mentions abhimantraṇa (mantra-consecration) and the saṃhitā (invocatory recitation) associated with astras.