Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
अस्त्रयुद्धं परित्यज्य बाहु युद्धमुपागतौ । करं करेण संगृह्य मुष्टिप्रहरणौ तदा
astrayuddhaṃ parityajya bāhu yuddhamupāgatau | karaṃ kareṇa saṃgṛhya muṣṭipraharaṇau tadā
Meninggalkan pertempuran bersenjata, keduanya maju ke laga tangan kosong. Saling menggenggam tangan, lalu mereka saling menghantam dengan kepalan tinju.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Two combatants close the distance: weapons discarded, hands locked, torsos twisted; fists raised mid-strike, dust rising around their feet, onlookers blurred at the edges.
FAQs
Even in fierce conflict, events unfold under divine order; the narrative frames strength and struggle as subordinate to dharma and the Lord’s will.
This verse is part of the Tīrthamāhātmya stream in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the immediate line is narrative and does not name a specific tīrtha in the snippet.
None in this verse; it describes the combat sequence.