Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
विजयेन समायुक्तास्तुष्टिं च परमां गताः । कथाश्चक्रुश्च युद्धोत्था युद्धं तस्य यथा भवत्
vijayena samāyuktāstuṣṭiṃ ca paramāṃ gatāḥ | kathāścakruśca yuddhotthā yuddhaṃ tasya yathā bhavat
Vom Sieg erfüllt und zur höchsten Genugtuung gelangt, sprachen sie miteinander über die Schlacht—wie sich jener Kampf zugetragen hatte.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: In a richly appointed camp on Meru’s peak, Dānavas sit in circles, animatedly narrating the day’s battle; gestures are expansive, faces gleam with satisfaction, trophies and weapons lie nearby.
FAQs
Worldly victory can intoxicate the mind; Purāṇic dharma urges humility and remembrance that triumph without righteousness is unstable.
No specific pilgrimage site is mentioned in this verse.
None.