Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
ततः प्रवर्तितं युद्धमन्योन्यं जयकांक्षिणोः । जंघाभ्यां पादबन्धेन बाहुभ्यां बाहुबंधनम्
tataḥ pravartitaṃ yuddhamanyonyaṃ jayakāṃkṣiṇoḥ | jaṃghābhyāṃ pādabandhena bāhubhyāṃ bāhubaṃdhanam
Kemudian keduanya, yang mendambakan kemenangan, memulai pertempuran satu sama lain; kaki saling terkunci pada tulang kering, dan lengan saling membelit dalam pergumulan rapat.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two divine combatants locked in close wrestling: shins interlaced, feet hooked, arms bound against arms; dust and sea-breeze implied, with Prabhāsa’s coastal aura in the background.
FAQs
The struggle between dharma and adharma can be intimate and intense, yet steadfastness brings victory to righteousness.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose Māhātmya frames even the physical details of combat as part of its sacred narrative.
None; it is a vivid depiction of hand-to-hand combat.