Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
साऽब्रवीद्धन्यतामेतद्धैहयाधिपतेर्बलम् । अथ तैः कोपसंयुक्तैर्दारुणैर्म्लेच्छजातिभिः । विनाशयितुमारब्धं शितैः शस्त्रैर्निरर्गलम्
sā'bravīddhanyatāmetaddhaihayādhipaterbalam | atha taiḥ kopasaṃyuktairdāruṇairmlecchajātibhiḥ | vināśayitumārabdhaṃ śitaiḥ śastrairnirargalam
Ia berkata, “Tathāstu—biarlah kekuatan penguasa Haihaya menerima balasannya.” Maka kaum mleccha yang mengerikan, dipenuhi amarah, mulai membinasakan tanpa kendali dengan senjata tajam.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet). Quoted speech: Dhenu (Kāmadhenu).
Tirtha: Māhiṣmatī (Haihaya-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The cow issues a terse command for the Haihaya lord’s power to meet its fate; the fierce Pulinda host surges forward, weapons flashing, beginning an unrestrained destruction of the enemy ranks.
FAQs
When adharma becomes violent, retribution arises; unchecked aggression invites an equally forceful correction through divine agency.
Not specified in this verse; it contributes to the chapter’s tīrtha-centered moral narrative.
None; the focus is on the unfolding consequence of wrongdoing.