Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92
शिरांसि केषाचिदपातयद्रथाद्भुजांस्तथा सारथींस्चोग्रवेगान् । कांश्चित्पिपेषाथरथस्य वेगात्कांश्चित्तथात्यद्भुतमुष्टिपातैः
śirāṃsi keṣācidapātayadrathādbhujāṃstathā sārathīṃscogravegān | kāṃścitpipeṣātharathasya vegātkāṃścittathātyadbhutamuṣṭipātaiḥ
He made the heads of some fall from their chariots, and likewise the arms of others, even the swift charioteers. Some he crushed beneath the rush of his chariot, and some by astonishing blows of his fists.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: Close-up kinetic violence: heads and arms flying from chariots, charioteers struck down; a chariot wheels through enemies crushing them; the hero lands astonishing fist-blows that fell warriors instantly.
FAQs
When power is ruled by rage, it becomes indiscriminate and destructive—strength without dharma turns brutal.
None; this is a narrative of combat rather than a pilgrimage description.
None.