Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
पितरं शत्रुनिर्बद्धं पितृपत्नीस्तथा हृताः । नष्टं दशार्णराष्ट्रं च श्रुत्वा चुक्रोश सिंहवत्
pitaraṃ śatrunirbaddhaṃ pitṛpatnīstathā hṛtāḥ | naṣṭaṃ daśārṇarāṣṭraṃ ca śrutvā cukrośa siṃhavat
Hearing that his father had been bound by enemies, that his father’s wives had been carried off, and that the Daśārṇa kingdom had been laid waste, he roared like a lion.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta)
Scene: Bhadrāyu, upon hearing of his father’s binding and the abduction of royal women, roars like a lion—eyes blazing, stance widened, hand gripping weapon-hilt.
FAQs
Righteous indignation arises when dharma is violated; a prince is expected to protect family and kingdom as a sacred duty.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is the Daśārṇa realm and its calamity.
None.