Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
पिपिषुर्गदया केचित्कोचिन्मुद्गरवृष्टिभिः । केचित्प्रासप्रहारैश्च ताडयामासुरुद्धताः
pipiṣurgadayā kecitkocinmudgaravṛṣṭibhiḥ | kecitprāsaprahāraiśca tāḍayāmāsuruddhatāḥ
कुछ ने गदा से कुचल डाला, कुछ ने मुद्गरों की वर्षा से। और कुछ उन्मत्त होकर प्रास के प्रहारों से मारने लगे।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Close-quarters melee: fighters swing heavy clubs and maces in repeated arcs like a shower; spearpoints flash as furious combatants thrust forward, bodies recoiling under impacts.
FAQs
Unchecked pride (uddhata) drives violence; the narrative warns that arrogance fuels destruction and leads to downfall.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
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