Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80
यज्ञघ्नो गदया गुर्व्या संकर्षणमताडयत् । संकर्षणहतः शीर्ष्णि मुसलेन पपात ह
yajñaghno gadayā gurvyā saṃkarṣaṇamatāḍayat | saṃkarṣaṇahataḥ śīrṣṇi musalena papāta ha
যজ্ঞঘ্ন ভারী গদা দিয়ে সংকর্ষণকে আঘাত করল; কিন্তু সংকর্ষণ মুসল (হল-অস্ত্র) দিয়ে তার মাথায় আঘাত করে তাকে মাটিতে ফেলে দিল।
Narrative voice
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yajñaghna strikes Saṃkarṣaṇa with a heavy mace; Saṃkarṣaṇa retaliates, smashing his head with the musala/plough-weapon, and the foe collapses.
FAQs
Obstruction of yajña and tīrtha-dharma is portrayed as self-destructive; divine-aligned strength removes what blocks sacred merit.
The battle unfolds within the Muktitīrtha episode of Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Indirectly, the verse upholds yajña (sacrifice) by depicting the fall of one named ‘Yajñaghna,’ the obstructer of sacrificial order.