Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
किं त्रस्तनयनाश्चैव समरे परिनिर्जिताः । न युक्तमेतच्छूराणां विशेषाद्दैत्यजन्मनाम्
kiṃ trastanayanāścaiva samare parinirjitāḥ | na yuktametacchūrāṇāṃ viśeṣāddaityajanmanām
لِمَ تفرّون بعيونٍ مذعورة وقد غُلِبتم في ساحة القتال؟ إنّ هذا لا يليق بالأبطال، ولا سيّما بمن وُلِدوا من نسل الدايتيّات.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating dialogue among the Daityas (deduced)
Scene: Kālanemi confronts fleeing daityas: their eyes wide with terror; he stands firm, scolding them, pointing back toward the battlefield, demanding they return to fight.
FAQs
Dharma includes steadfastness and responsibility; fear-driven retreat is portrayed as a fall from one’s declared nature and duty.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is moral exhortation within a war episode.
None; it is an admonition about conduct (ācāra) in conflict.