Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
धाराभिश्च अणीभीश्च सुप्रयुक्तौ च जघ्नतुः । अवलोकपराः सर्वे देवगन्धर्वकिन्नराः
dhārābhiśca aṇībhīśca suprayuktau ca jaghnatuḥ | avalokaparāḥ sarve devagandharvakinnarāḥ
ہتھیاروں کی بارش اور تیز نوک دار تیر و نیزے نہایت مہارت سے چلا کر، وہ دونوں ایک دوسرے پر وار کرتے رہے؛ اور سب دیو، گندھرو اور کنّر صرف تماشا دیکھنے میں محو کھڑے رہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A storm of arrows and sharp missiles arcs between two combatants; above them, devas, gandharvas, and kinnaras hover in rapt attention, frozen as if the sky itself is a gallery.
FAQs
Cosmic conflicts are witnessed by higher beings, underscoring that dharma’s outcomes have universal significance.
Kedārakṣetra is the textual setting (Kedāra-khaṇḍa), though this verse focuses on the celestial audience to the event.
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