Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
त्वाष्ट्रोण निर्मितान्याशु यानि यंत्राणि भारत । तेनोपल निपातेन गतानि तिलशस्ततः
tvāṣṭroṇa nirmitānyāśu yāni yaṃtrāṇi bhārata | tenopala nipātena gatāni tilaśastataḥ
O Bhārata, ang mga makinang mabilis na nilikha ni Tvaṣṭṛ, dahil sa pagbagsak ng mga bato, ay nadurog at nagkalat na parang mga butil ng linga.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: Close-up narrative moment: Tvaṣṭṛ’s swiftly made machines—intricate, gleaming—are struck by the boulder-fall and burst into countless tiny fragments, scattered like sesame across the sky.
FAQs
Even the finest craftsmanship and technology is fragile before overwhelming karmic consequences; humility before higher order is implied.
None; the verse continues the combat narrative.
None.