Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
वीरभद्रं यदा शक्रो हंतुकामस्त्वरान्वितः । तावच्छंक्रं गजस्थं हि पुरयामास मार्गणैः
vīrabhadraṃ yadā śakro haṃtukāmastvarānvitaḥ | tāvacchaṃkraṃ gajasthaṃ hi purayāmāsa mārgaṇaiḥ
Lorsque Śakra, avide de tuer Vīrabhadra et pressé par la hâte, s’avança, à l’instant même il accabla le guerrier monté sur l’éléphant d’une grêle de flèches.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra, intent on killing, unleashes volleys of arrows at the elephant-mounted foe; the air is thick with shafts, banners, and dust.
FAQs
Haste and the desire to dominate lead to aggressive action; Purāṇic narrative uses such scenes to caution against pride opposed to divine order.
Kedārakhaṇḍa context points to the Kedāra tīrtha-region; this verse is a battle description within that larger māhātmya.
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