Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
मुमोच तद्वधार्थाय ब्रह्मास्त्रं सोऽभिमंत्रितम् । तस्य संहितमात्रस्य प्रस्वनः समजायत
mumoca tadvadhārthāya brahmāstraṃ so'bhimaṃtritam | tasya saṃhitamātrasya prasvanaḥ samajāyata
เพื่อให้การสังหารนั้นสำเร็จ เขาจึงปล่อยพรหมาสตรซึ่งได้อภิมนตร์ด้วยมนตร์แล้ว; เพียงแค่การสาธยายก็เกิดเสียงกึกก้องน่าสะพรึงขึ้น
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.