किरीटकूटस्फुरकांतिसंकुलं सुगंधिनानाकुसुमाधिवासितम् । प्रकीर्णधूमज्वलनाभमूर्धजं न्यपातयज्जंभिशिरः सकुंडलम्
kirīṭakūṭasphurakāṃtisaṃkulaṃ sugaṃdhinānākusumādhivāsitam | prakīrṇadhūmajvalanābhamūrdhajaṃ nyapātayajjaṃbhiśiraḥ sakuṃḍalam
Jambha’s head—adorned with earrings—was struck down: crowded with the flashing radiance of a lofty crown, perfumed by many kinds of flowers, and with hair resembling a blaze wreathed in scattered smoke.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Jambha’s severed head falls to the ground, still radiant with a towering crown and earrings; flower-perfume clings to it; hair flares like fire wrapped in drifting smoke, creating a terrible beauty amid battle dust.
Outer splendor and pride (ornaments, crowns) cannot protect adharma; when the time ripens, wrongdoing falls despite its display.
No specific sacred site is mentioned in this verse.
None.