Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
ततः प्रासाशनिगदाभिंडिपालपरश्वधैः । शक्तिभिः पट्टिशैः शूलैर्मुद्गरैः कणयैर्गुडैः
tataḥ prāsāśanigadābhiṃḍipālaparaśvadhaiḥ | śaktibhiḥ paṭṭiśaiḥ śūlairmudgaraiḥ kaṇayairguḍaiḥ
Dann schlugen sie aufeinander ein mit Speeren, Schwertern, Keulen, Bhindipālas, Äxten, Wurfspeeren, Streitäxten, Dreizacken (Triśūla), Hämmern und schweren Wurfgeschossen—in unablässigem Ansturm.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A storm of weapons: spears thrust, swords flash, maces swing, bhindipālas and axes arc through the air, tridents and hammers descend; the frame is crowded with diagonals and impact points.
FAQs
When hostility rules, intelligence is spent on instruments of harm rather than on dharmic restraint and reconciliation.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the battle’s weaponry.
None.