Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
धावंतः कौरवास्त्वस्मान्वयं यामस्त्वमूनिति । इत्युक्ते वासुदेवेन देव्योऽथांबरमाविशन्
dhāvaṃtaḥ kauravāstvasmānvayaṃ yāmastvamūniti | ityukte vāsudevena devyo'thāṃbaramāviśan
“เหล่ากุรุพุ่งเข้ามาหาเรา; เราจักออกไปต้านพวกเขา—ท่านจงทำดังนี้” ครั้นวาสุเทวะกล่าวดังนั้นแล้ว เหล่าเทวีก็เสด็จเข้าสู่อากาศา
Narrator (reporting Vāsudeva’s words); embedded speech by Vāsudeva
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra (contextual) / peak-associated darśana-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) speaks decisively as dust rises from approaching Kaurava forces; Devīs lift into the sky, radiant and swift, above the battlefield.
FAQs
In Purāṇic dharma, righteous resolve is supported by divine śakti—human effort and divine aid move together.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it describes a battle movement and divine ascent into the sky.
None; it is a narrative transition into the battle.