Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
विजयेन समायुक्तास्तुष्टिं च परमां गताः । कथाश्चक्रुश्च युद्धोत्था युद्धं तस्य यथा भवत्
vijayena samāyuktāstuṣṭiṃ ca paramāṃ gatāḥ | kathāścakruśca yuddhotthā yuddhaṃ tasya yathā bhavat
Comblés par la victoire et parvenus à la satisfaction suprême, ils s’entretenaient entre eux de la bataille, de la manière dont ce combat s’était déroulé.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: In a richly appointed camp on Meru’s peak, Dānavas sit in circles, animatedly narrating the day’s battle; gestures are expansive, faces gleam with satisfaction, trophies and weapons lie nearby.
FAQs
Worldly victory can intoxicate the mind; Purāṇic dharma urges humility and remembrance that triumph without righteousness is unstable.
No specific pilgrimage site is mentioned in this verse.
None.