Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
येऽश्वपृष्ठे रथे ये च ये च दंतिषु संस्थिताः । ते विसंज्ञाः क्षणात्पेतुः शंखनादहतौजसः
ye'śvapṛṣṭhe rathe ye ca ye ca daṃtiṣu saṃsthitāḥ | te visaṃjñāḥ kṣaṇātpetuḥ śaṃkhanādahataujasaḥ
Ceux qui étaient sur des chevaux, ceux dans des chars, et ceux montés sur des éléphants—frappés dans leur vigueur par le son de la conque—perdirent connaissance et tombèrent aussitôt.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Scene: A panoramic battlefield: riders topple from horses, charioteers slump, elephants kneel or sway; the conch’s sonic force is shown as a sweeping arc cutting across the three divisions.
FAQs
Worldly power (mounts, weapons, rank) collapses when inner strength is shattered; dharma is shown as the deeper source of potency.
No tīrtha reference occurs in this verse.
None.