Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
ततः शशाम वज्रास्त्रं कालनेमिस्ततो रुषा । जीवग्राहं ग्राहयितुमश्विनौ तौ प्रचक्रमे
tataḥ śaśāma vajrāstraṃ kālanemistato ruṣā | jīvagrāhaṃ grāhayitumaśvinau tau pracakrame
تب وجر آستر بجھ گیا؛ اور کالنیمی غصّے میں بھر کر اُن دونوں اشوِنین کو ‘جیو گراہ’ یعنی جان کھینچ لینے والی مہلک گرفت میں پھنسانے کو جٹ گیا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: The previously unleashed Vajra-weapon’s fury subsides as if extinguished; Kālanemi, eyes blazing with rage, advances with a dark, constricting ‘graha’ force aimed at ensnaring the Aśvins’ very life-breath.
FAQs
When one weapon fails, anger seeks harsher means; the text highlights how unchecked rage drives adharma toward cruelty.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.