Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
प्रोत्फुल्लारुणनीलाब्जसंहतिः सर्वतो दिशः । अथागाद्भुकुटीवक्रो दैत्येंद्राभिमुखो रणे
protphullāruṇanīlābjasaṃhatiḥ sarvato diśaḥ | athāgādbhukuṭīvakro daityeṃdrābhimukho raṇe
Sa lahat ng dako ay lumitaw ang nagkakapal na pulutong ng ganap na namumulaklak na pulang at bughaw na lotus; saka, nakakunot ang kilay, sumulong siya sa labanan, kaharap ang panginoon ng mga asura.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); the advancing figure is Kapālī implied by immediate context
Scene: Surreal battlefield omen: the sky and all directions filled with clusters of red and blue lotuses, as Kapālī advances with knitted brows toward the daitya-king.
FAQs
The approach of the divine power is depicted with auspicious imagery (lotuses), teaching that even amid conflict, dharma’s restoration carries sacred beauty and order.
No tīrtha is explicitly glorified in this verse.
None.