Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
शक्त्या च गरुडं वीरो हृदयेऽभ्यहनद्दृढम् । ततो विवृत्य वदनं महामलगुहानिभम्
śaktyā ca garuḍaṃ vīro hṛdaye'bhyahanaddṛḍham | tato vivṛtya vadanaṃ mahāmalaguhānibham
At gamit ang isang śakti (sibat), pinalo ng bayani si Garuda nang matatag sa puso. Pagkatapos, ibinuka ang kanyang bibig—tulad ng isang malawak at mabahong kuweba—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Mahiṣa hurls or thrusts a śakti into Garuḍa’s chest; Garuḍa reels, wings spread; Mahiṣa’s mouth opens wide like a dark cavern, teeth bared, breath like smoke.
FAQs
The Purāṇas depict adharma as grotesque and devouring—symbolized by the ‘cavern-like mouth’—contrasting with divine carriers like Garuḍa.
No holy site is mentioned in this verse.
None.