Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
पर्वताभे गजे भीमे मदस्राविणि दुर्दमे । सितचित्रपताके तु प्रभिन्नकरटामुखे
parvatābhe gaje bhīme madasrāviṇi durdame | sitacitrapatāke tu prabhinnakaraṭāmukhe
وہ پہاڑ جیسے عظیم ہاتھی پر سوار تھا—ہیبت ناک، مستی کا رس ٹپکاتا، قابو میں نہ آنے والا—سفید نقش دار جھنڈا لیے، کنپٹیاں پھٹی ہوئی اور رس بہتا ہوا، وہ آگے بڑھا۔
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Scene: A mountain-like war-elephant surges forward, rut-fluid streaming from split temples; a white patterned banner flutters above; the atmosphere is dust-laden and ominous as the beast advances toward Hari’s side.
FAQs
Outer power and terrifying display are depicted as transient; dharma is not measured by spectacle but by alignment with the divine.
None stated; the verse is a martial description rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None.