Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 56
एवं न शक्यते हन्तुं दानवो विविधायुधैः । तदा ज्वालाकरालाश्च खड्गनाराचतोमराः
evaṃ na śakyate hantuṃ dānavo vividhāyudhaiḥ | tadā jvālākarālāśca khaḍganārācatomarāḥ
یوں طرح طرح کے ہتھیاروں سے بھی دانو کو مارا نہ جا سکا۔ تب شعلہ زن اور ہیبت ناک تلواریں، نارَچ تیر اور تومر نیزے نمودار ہوئے—
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-mandala (contextual frame)
Type: river
Scene: Despite volleys of varied weapons, the Dānava stands unfallen; then fearsome, flame-wreathed swords, arrows, and spears manifest—like molten streaks—signaling a new, more terrible phase.
FAQs
Mere force may fail against entrenched adharma; victory requires the right means, right authority, and alignment with cosmic order.
Not directly; the surrounding Revā Khaṇḍa context relates to the sacred Narmadā region.
None.