Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
यद्बाहुबलमाश्रित्य मया ध्वस्ता निशाचराः । सोऽयं निपतितः शेते मम भ्राता ह्यनाथवत् ।
yadbāhubalamāśritya mayā dhvastā niśācarāḥ | so'yaṃ nipatitaḥ śete mama bhrātā hyanāthavat |
M’appuyant sur la force du bras de celui grâce à qui j’ai détruit les ennemis rôdant dans la nuit—ce frère même gît maintenant à terre, comme privé de tout refuge.
Rāma (Raghunandana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (contextual) sages
Scene: A heroic elder stands over a fallen younger brother, recalling past victories achieved through that brother’s arm-strength; the fallen figure lies ‘as if orphaned’.
FAQs
Worldly strength and victory are transient; dharma calls one to recognize dependence, gratitude, and the inevitability of change.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as narrative context within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None explicitly.