Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
तनूर्विना हृताः प्राणाः सर्वेषामद्य तेन नः । धैर्यं वीर्यं गतिः कीर्तिः सत्त्वं तेजः पराक्रमः
tanūrvinā hṛtāḥ prāṇāḥ sarveṣāmadya tena naḥ | dhairyaṃ vīryaṃ gatiḥ kīrtiḥ sattvaṃ tejaḥ parākramaḥ
“Today, by that act, the very life-breath has been taken from all of us—though our bodies remain. From us have departed courage, strength, momentum, fame, resolve, radiance, and valor.”
Andhaka
Scene: A tableau of daitya warriors appearing physically intact yet pallid and dim-eyed, as if their inner flame has gone out; Andhaka’s words hang heavy like smoke over a silent camp.
FAQs
When one’s support is rooted in ego and aggression, the loss of a single prop can drain all virtues; dharma alone sustains real courage.
Not specified in this verse; the setting remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative world.
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