Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
रथेन त्वरितोऽगच्छदाससादांतकं रणे । समासाद्य यमं युद्धे ग्रसनो भ्राम्य मुद्गरम्
rathena tvarito'gacchadāsasādāṃtakaṃ raṇe | samāsādya yamaṃ yuddhe grasano bhrāmya mudgaram
Rasch bestieg er seinen Wagen, stürmte voran und stellte sich Antaka im Kampf. Als er Yama im Gefecht nahekam, ließ Grasana seine Keule wirbelnd kreisen.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A chariot surges forward; Grasana closes on Antaka/Yama, whirling the mace in a lethal arc—dust plumes, banners snapping, the enemy figure dark and formidable.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as confronting even ‘Death’—a reminder that righteousness demands courage beyond ordinary fear.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is part of a heroic narrative within the Māheśvara tradition.
None; the verse describes battlefield action.