Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
तत्राभवत्क्षयो नित्यं देवानां रणमूर्धनि । विजयो दानवानां च प्रसादाच्छूलपा णिनः
tatrābhavatkṣayo nityaṃ devānāṃ raṇamūrdhani | vijayo dānavānāṃ ca prasādācchūlapā ṇinaḥ
وہاں میدانِ جنگ کے اگلے محاذ پر دیوتاؤں کا ہمیشہ نقصان ہوتا رہا؛ اور دانوؤں ہی کو فتح نصیب ہوئی—شول دھاری پروردگار کے فضل سے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the battle’s forefront, devas falter and fall while dānavas surge forward; above or behind the scene, the unseen favor of Śūlapāṇi is suggested—perhaps by a faint emblem of the trident or a distant Śiva presence.
FAQs
Victory is not merely force; it is ultimately dependent on divine sanction—grace can overturn expected outcomes.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes Śiva’s role within the surrounding Māhātmya narrative.
None.