Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
ये येऽसुरा हता युद्धे अक्षयं लोकमाप्नुयुः । ब्रह्मणो वचनात्सद्य इंद्रेण सह संगताः
ye ye'surā hatā yuddhe akṣayaṃ lokamāpnuyuḥ | brahmaṇo vacanātsadya iṃdreṇa saha saṃgatāḥ
أيًّا كانت الأَسُورَاتُ التي قُتِلَتْ في القتال فقد نالت عالَمًا لا يَبلى؛ وبكلمةِ براهما اتّحدوا في الحال صُحبةً مع إندرا.
Kālanemi (continuing speech, inferred from flow)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/interlocutor
Scene: A visionary tableau: slain asuras rising in subtle bodies, welcomed into an imperishable realm, standing alongside Indra under Brahmā’s sanction—cosmic reconciliation.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma frames even death in battle as a gateway to higher realms when aligned with cosmic ordinance (Brahmā’s word).
Kedāra-kṣetra is the textual setting (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though the verse discusses cosmological reward rather than a local rite.
None; it states a doctrine of post-mortem attainment.