Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
समुद्रस्य तटः कस्मात्सेवितः सुरसत्तम । विहाय रणभूमिं च त्यक्तशस्त्रोऽभवद्भवान्
samudrasya taṭaḥ kasmātsevitaḥ surasattama | vihāya raṇabhūmiṃ ca tyaktaśastro'bhavadbhavān
হে দেবশ্রেষ্ঠ! কেন তুমি সমুদ্রতটের আশ্রয় নিয়েছ? রণভূমি ত্যাগ করে তুমি অস্ত্রহীন হয়ে পড়েছ।
Namuci (addressing Indra)
Type: tīra
Scene: Namuci stands over Indra and gestures toward the sea, deriding him for coming to the shore and abandoning the battlefield, implying loss of honor and arms.
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Adharma often ridicules dharmic strategy as weakness; yet true strength may lie in restraint and the right timing.
The ocean shore is mentioned as the scene; this verse itself is not a tīrtha-māhātmya praise.
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