Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37
भीष्मपुत्रो महातेजा रुक्मीनां महयशाः । नराणामतिशूराणामक्षौहिण्या समन्वितः
bhīṣmaputro mahātejā rukmīnāṃ mahayaśāḥ | narāṇāmatiśūrāṇāmakṣauhiṇyā samanvitaḥ
Alors vint le fils de Bhīṣma, d’un éclat immense et d’une grande renommée parmi les Rukmīnas, accompagné d’une akṣauhiṇī d’hommes d’un courage surhumain.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A radiant warrior, identified as Bhīṣma’s son, advances with a full akṣauhiṇī: chariots, elephants, cavalry, and infantry in ordered ranks, banners snapping in the wind.
FAQs
Lineage, fame, and military might are shown as worldly powers that still remain subordinate to divine will and dharma’s unfolding.
Not explicit in this verse; it supports the larger Revā-khaṇḍa pilgrimage narrative context.
None.