Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
ततस्ते सैनिका राजन्हतशेषाः सुदुःखिताः । स्वगृहाणि ययुस्तत्र यथा वृत्तं जने पुरे
tataste sainikā rājanhataśeṣāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ | svagṛhāṇi yayustatra yathā vṛttaṃ jane pure
তাৰ পাছত, হে ৰাজন, যিসকল সৈনিক বাচি ৰ’ল তেওঁলোক অতি দুঃখিত হৈ নিজৰ ঘৰলৈ গ’ল, আৰু নগৰৰ লোকসকলক তাত যি ঘটিল সেয়া সকলো ক’লে।
Pulastya
Scene: A small group of wounded, grieving soldiers enters the town gates; townspeople gather as the survivors recount the horrific transformation and loss, faces marked by shock and sorrow.
FAQs
Adharma is not private: its consequences ripple through society, becoming warning and instruction for the community.
The Arbuda region’s settlements around the mountain are part of the sacred geography witnessing the event.
None; this verse records the social transmission of the event as a cautionary account.