Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
एष मे प्राणदो वीर एष शत्रुनिषूदनः । अथाप्यज्ञातवंशोऽयं मयानंतपराक्रमः
eṣa me prāṇado vīra eṣa śatruniṣūdanaḥ | athāpyajñātavaṃśo'yaṃ mayānaṃtaparākramaḥ
‘આ વીર મારા પ્રાણદાતા છે, આ શત્રુનિષૂદન છે; છતાં તેનો વંશ અજ્ઞાત છે—જેમ મેં જોયું છે તેમ તેનો પરાક્રમ અનંત છે.’
Vajrabāhu (contextual; speaking about Bhadrāyuṣa)
Scene: Vajrabāhu speaks with intensity, pointing toward the hero; behind, faint vignettes of battle and rescue (life-saving act) are suggested; a shadow of mystery around the hero’s unknown lineage.
FAQs
True worth is shown by virtue and protection of others; gratitude and recognition of merit transcend mere birth-identity.
None; the verse is a personal testimony of gratitude and inquiry into lineage.
None; it is praise and a lead-in to a genealogical inquiry.