Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
क्षयं प्रणीता बहवस्तदानीं पेतुः पृथिव्यां निहताश्च केचित् । केचित्प्रविष्टा हि रसातलं च पलायमाना बहवस्तथैव
kṣayaṃ praṇītā bahavastadānīṃ petuḥ pṛthivyāṃ nihatāśca kecit | kecitpraviṣṭā hi rasātalaṃ ca palāyamānā bahavastathaiva
Alors beaucoup furent conduits à la destruction ; certains, tués, tombèrent sur la terre. D’autres plongèrent dans Rasātala, et beaucoup encore s’enfuirent, saisis de peur.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Aftermath and dispersal: bodies on the ground, some falling into a dark chasm symbolizing Rasātala, others running away—dust settling over a devastated field.
FAQs
Violence rooted in arrogance ends in ruin—death, downfall, or flight—showing the instability of power without dharma.
The larger Kedāra-khaṇḍa context relates to Kedārakṣetra, but this verse focuses on battlefield consequences rather than site-glory.
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