Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
तावत्स राजा निशितैर्भल्लैर्व्याघ्रमताडयत् । न च तैर्विव्यथे किंचिद्गिरींद्र इव वृष्टिभिः
tāvatsa rājā niśitairbhallairvyāghramatāḍayat | na ca tairvivyathe kiṃcidgirīṃdra iva vṛṣṭibhiḥ
تب بادشاہ نے تیز بھالّہ نما تیروں سے ببر پر وار کیا، مگر اسے ذرا بھی تکلیف نہ ہوئی—جیسے بارش سے پہاڑ کی چوٹی بے جنبش رہتی ہے۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: The king releases a volley of sharp arrows into the tiger, yet the beast remains unshaken, visually contrasted with a rain-soaked mountain standing firm.
FAQs
Some threats cannot be overcome by ordinary means alone, urging deeper resolve, strategy, or divine reliance aligned with dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a heroic-narrative segment.
None; it describes combat action rather than ritual.