Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
ततः प्रहस्य गणपोऽब्रवीद्वै कुंठनायकम् । हे शार्ङ्गधन्वञ्जाने त्वां त्वं रणांगण पंडितः
tataḥ prahasya gaṇapo'bravīdvai kuṃṭhanāyakam | he śārṅgadhanvañjāne tvāṃ tvaṃ raṇāṃgaṇa paṃḍitaḥ
তাৰ পাছত হাঁহি মাৰি গণসেনাপতিয়ে সেই ভোঁতা নায়কক ক’লে—“হে শাৰ্ঙ্গধন্বন! মই তোমাক চিনি; তুমি নিশ্চয়েই ৰণাঙ্গণৰ পণ্ডিত।”
Gaṇa leader (unnamed) within the narration
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gaṇa-commander laughs mid-battle and addresses Śārṅgadhanvan with ironic respect, pointing toward the battlefield as if inviting a worthy duel.
FAQs
Even in conflict, recognition of prowess appears; Purāṇic battles often include pointed speech that exposes ego and tests resolve.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but the verse itself is battle-dialogue.
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