Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
अवाकिरद्बाणवर्षैर्देवीं समरमूर्द्धनि । बाणजालानि तस्याशु चंडकोपस्य लीलया
avākiradbāṇavarṣairdevīṃ samaramūrddhani | bāṇajālāni tasyāśu caṃḍakopasya līlayā
ณ ยอดแห่งศึก เขาโปรยศรดุจสายฝนปกคลุมพระเทวี; และจัณฑโกปะก็เพียงเล่นเชิงเท่านั้น พลันสาดพวงศรเป็นตาข่ายออกมาอย่างรวดเร็ว
Sūta (narrative continuation after Mahīṣa’s speech)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/brāhmaṇas in the frame audience
Scene: Caṇḍakopa unleashes a dense rain of arrows, forming net-like lattices in the air; the Goddess stands at the battle’s apex, framed by a halo, arrows streaking like lines of light.
FAQs
Opposition may appear overwhelming, yet the divine remains unshaken; trials test resolve without diminishing truth.
Setukṣetra is the overarching sacred setting of the Setukhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on combat.
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