Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90
तया मयूरमाजघ्ने मयूरो विमुखोऽभवत् । दृष्ट्वा पराङ्मुखं लोकेषु वासुदेवोऽब्रवीत्त्वरन्
tayā mayūramājaghne mayūro vimukho'bhavat | dṛṣṭvā parāṅmukhaṃ lokeṣu vāsudevo'bravīttvaran
Sa pamalong iyon ay hinampas niya ang paboreal, at ang paboreal ay tumalikod. Nang makita itong nakatalikod sa harap ng mga daigdig, mabilis na nagsalita si Vāsudeva.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (frame, implied)
Scene: A cosmic battlefield: Vāsudeva, alert and commanding, sees the peacock (Skanda’s vāhana emblem) recoil/turn away after being struck; the scene is framed as witnessed by the three worlds, with dust, banners, and divine radiance.
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