Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
मुष्टिना पातयित्वैव दंतान्कंठमपीडयत् । क्लिन्नं वास इवापीड्य प्राणानत्याजयद्द्रुतम्
muṣṭinā pātayitvaiva daṃtānkaṃṭhamapīḍayat | klinnaṃ vāsa ivāpīḍya prāṇānatyājayaddrutam
Er streckte sie mit der Faust nieder, zerschmetterte ihre Zähne und würgte ihren Hals. Er drückte sie aus wie ein nasses Tuch und brachte sie schnell dazu, ihren Lebensatem aufzugeben.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: Barbarīka strikes down with a fist, breaks teeth, throttles the throat; the foe is wrung like a soaked cloth until the life-breath departs.
FAQs
When adharma becomes predatory, decisive action is portrayed as necessary to restore safety and order.
The combat is situated within a specific regional setting (later named as Sīka-uttara and a śmaśāna area), forming part of the place’s legendary sanctity.
None; it is a narrative climax.