Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
कुन्तान्प्रासाञ्छरांस्तीक्ष्णान्मुद्गरांश्चापि दुःसहान् । तान्सर्वान्सोग्रसद्दैत्यो यूथपः कवलानिव
kuntānprāsāñcharāṃstīkṣṇānmudgarāṃścāpi duḥsahān | tānsarvānsograsaddaityo yūthapaḥ kavalāniva
Mga sibat, lansa, matatalim na palaso, at maging ang mga hindi makayanang maso—lahat ng iyon ay nilulon ng demonyo, tulad ng isang pinuno ng kawan na lumalamon ng mga subo ng pagkain.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A colossal daitya-yūthapa opens his mouth like a cavern and swallows spears, lances, arrows, and maces mid-flight, as if gulping mouthfuls; stunned devas recoil.
FAQs
The text dramatizes the illusion of invincibility; apparent immunity to consequences is temporary and does not overturn cosmic justice.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a metaphor-rich battle description.
None.