Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
तावभिप्रायमालक्ष्य संत्यज्य समरांगणम् । पदाती वेपमानांगौ प्रद्रुतौ वासवोयतः
tāvabhiprāyamālakṣya saṃtyajya samarāṃgaṇam | padātī vepamānāṃgau pradrutau vāsavoyataḥ
Als sie seine Absicht erkannten, verließen die beiden Aśvins das Schlachtfeld. An allen Gliedern zitternd und nun zu Fuß, flohen sie in die Richtung, in die Vāsava (Indra) gegangen war.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: The Aśvins, reading the enemy’s intent, turn away from the arena; their bodies tremble, chariots lost, now running on foot through dust toward Indra’s position.
FAQs
When danger overwhelms, pride collapses; recognizing reality and seeking safety becomes the immediate dharmic instinct.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions within a wider Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative rather than a localized māhātmya.
None in this verse; it is descriptive battlefield narration.