Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
सर्वमेतत्सुसाध्यं च भेरी संताड्यतां दृढम् । ततो दैत्येन्द्रवचनात्संनाहजननी तदा
sarvametatsusādhyaṃ ca bherī saṃtāḍyatāṃ dṛḍham | tato daityendravacanātsaṃnāhajananī tadā
“Madali lamang maisasagawa ang lahat ng ito—hampasin nang mariin ang tambol ng digmaan!” Pagkaraan, sa utos ng panginoon ng mga daitya, agad nagsimula ang pagtitipon para sa pagsusuot ng baluti at paghahanda ng sandata.
Amātyas (first half as exhortation) / Narrator (second half as description)
Scene: A herald strikes a massive war-drum; soldiers begin donning armor; the daitya-king’s command sets the entire camp in motion—rows of weapons, banners, and assembling troops.
FAQs
When adharma organizes itself with confidence, it appears formidable—yet Purāṇas frame such mobilization as a prelude to its correction by divine order.
None; the focus is military mobilization in the mythic narrative.
None; the “bherī” is a battle signal, not a ritual injunction.