Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 179
तार्क्ष्यविष्णू समाजघ्ने शराभ्यां तावमुह्यताम् । प्रेतनाथस्य वह्नेश्च वरुणस्य शितैः शरैः
tārkṣyaviṣṇū samājaghne śarābhyāṃ tāvamuhyatām | pretanāthasya vahneśca varuṇasya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
Tinamaan niya si Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) at si Viṣṇu nang sabay sa dalawang palaso, kaya silang dalawa’y nalito at nabulag sa diwa. Sinalakay rin niya si Yama, panginoon ng mga espiritu, pati si Agni at si Varuṇa, sa pamamagitan ng mga palasong matalim na tila labaha.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: Two arrows strike Garuḍa and Viṣṇu together, leaving them dazed; additional razor-sharp shafts fly toward Yama, Agni, and Varuṇa, each shown with their emblems—daṇḍa, flames, and water-pot/noose—momentarily checked.
FAQs
The Purāṇa shows that even great cosmic powers can be momentarily overwhelmed, underscoring the supremacy of divine mission and the eventual triumph of dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse remains within the martial narrative.
None.