Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
नागरोऽपि जनस्तत्र दृष्ट्वा चकितमानसः । चतुर्दशसहस्राणि दन्तिनां सृणिधारिणाम्
nāgaro'pi janastatra dṛṣṭvā cakitamānasaḥ | caturdaśasahasrāṇi dantināṃ sṛṇidhāriṇām
Là, les gens de la cité aussi, en voyant cela, furent saisis d’étonnement : quatorze mille éléphants portant des aiguillons.
Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A city street or gate: townspeople cluster on rooftops and balconies, eyes widened, as an immense elephant corps passes—fourteen thousand elephants with mahouts holding ankushas (goads).
FAQs
Collective security depends on organized strength; awe is stirred when power is marshaled for protection and dharma.
No named tīrtha appears; the verse continues the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.
None; it describes the scale of the king’s forces.