Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
ऊरौ दुर्योधनस्यापि शल्यस्यापि च वक्षसि । कंठे च शकुनेर्दीप्तं भगदत्तस्य चापतत्
ūrau duryodhanasyāpi śalyasyāpi ca vakṣasi | kaṃṭhe ca śakunerdīptaṃ bhagadattasya cāpatat
Elle tomba sur la cuisse de Duryodhana, sur la poitrine de Śalya, sur la gorge de Śakuni, et le signe flamboyant tomba aussi sur Bhagadatta.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Scene: The blazing mark falls with uncanny precision: Duryodhana’s thigh, Śalya’s chest, Śakuni’s throat, and Bhagadatta—each highlighted as if fate itself has touched them.
FAQs
Worldly power is fragile; the Purāṇas repeatedly show that a single vulnerable point can undo vast pride and armies.
No specific sacred place is mentioned; the verse continues a martial illustration within the Kaumārikā narrative.
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