Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
क्षणैकेन स तान्निन्ये यमलोकायभारत । स च किंकरयुद्धेन ववृधेऽग्निरिवैधसा
kṣaṇaikena sa tānninye yamalokāyabhārata | sa ca kiṃkarayuddhena vavṛdhe'gnirivaidhasā
En un seul instant, ô Bhārata, il les envoya au royaume de Yama ; et en combattant ces serviteurs, il ne faisait que croître en puissance, tel le feu nourri de bois.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Yamaloka (cosmic)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: In a blink, the fallen attendants are shown being swept toward the dark gates of Yama’s realm, while the hero blazes brighter, aura flaring like a fire stoked by fresh fuel.
FAQs
Conflict can inflate ego and fury, but Purāṇic dharma warns that such growth is like fire—powerful yet ultimately consuming.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse references Yamaloka (the realm of Yama).
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