Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54
अस्त्रमस्त्रेण शम्येत न बाध्येत परस्परम् । महद्युद्धमभूत्तातसुरासुरभयंकरम्
astramastreṇa śamyeta na bādhyeta parasparam | mahadyuddhamabhūttātasurāsurabhayaṃkaram
อาวุธย่อมระงับด้วยอาวุธ มิได้ข่มกันได้โดยง่าย ดังนั้นนะผู้เป็นที่รัก จึงเกิดมหาสงครามอันน่าสะพรึงต่อทั้งเทวะและอสูร
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-mandala (contextual frame)
Type: river
Scene: A panoramic clash where luminous astras meet their counters in midair—streams of fire, wind, and light canceling into calm pockets—while gods and asuras recoil at the terrifying scale.
FAQs
Power must be met with disciplined counter-power, not chaos; dharma seeks containment and balance even amid conflict.
The Revā/Narmadā setting underlies the chapter, but this verse is a general statement about astras and the scale of the battle.
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