Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
संवट्टश्चाभवत्ताभ्यां शैलाभ्यामिव दुःसहः । ताभ्यां निष्पेषनिर्ह्राद जडीकृतदिगंतरम्
saṃvaṭṭaścābhavattābhyāṃ śailābhyāmiva duḥsahaḥ | tābhyāṃ niṣpeṣanirhrāda jaḍīkṛtadigaṃtaram
Sumiklab sa pagitan nila ang isang pagdurog na salpukan, di-matiis—gaya ng dalawang bundok na nagbabanggaan. Sa dagundong ng pagkikiskisan, ang mga dako ng kalawakan ay napahinto at napatigil.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: The flaming staff and jeweled mace collide like two mountains; a grinding thunder spreads, freezing the directions into stunned silence.
FAQs
Dharma-battles are portrayed as cosmic events, reminding listeners that adharma’s conflict shakes the world, while dharma ultimately restores order.
No holy site is named in this verse; it intensifies the narrative of a divine battle.
None.