Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
वीरभद्रो विहायैव विष्णुं देवेन्द्रमास्थितः । तयोर्युद्धमभूद्धोरं बुधांगारकयोरिव
vīrabhadro vihāyaiva viṣṇuṃ devendramāsthitaḥ | tayoryuddhamabhūddhoraṃ budhāṃgārakayoriva
ویر بھدر نے وشنو کو ایک طرف چھوڑ کر دیوتاؤں کے سوامی اندر سے ٹکر لی؛ اور ان دونوں کی لڑائی عطارد اور مریخ کی مانند ہولناک ہو گئی۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra ignores Viṣṇu and closes with Indra; the clash is compared to Budha and Aṅgāraka—suggesting a harsh, inauspicious, sky-like collision.
FAQs
The verse dramatizes how divine justice (Vīrabhadra) confronts even celestial authority; cosmic order is upheld beyond personal status.
Kedāra is the textual environment; the verse itself highlights mythic conflict rather than prescribing a pilgrimage act.
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