Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22
विदर्भनृपतिः सोऽथ कृत्वा युद्धं सुदारुणम् । प्रनष्टोरुबलैः शाल्वैर्निहतो रणमूर्धनि
vidarbhanṛpatiḥ so'tha kṛtvā yuddhaṃ sudāruṇam | pranaṣṭorubalaiḥ śālvairnihato raṇamūrdhani
ក្រោយពីព្រះរាជាវិទರ್ಭៈបានធ្វើសង្គ្រាមដ៏សាហាវយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ព្រះអង្គត្រូវពួកសាល្វៈដែលកម្លាំងធំមិនទាន់បាក់បែក សម្លាប់នៅកំពូលនៃសមរភូមិ។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: At the climax of combat, the Vidarbha king Satyaratha falls—surrounded by unbroken Śālva forces; banners tilt, chariot wheels halt, dust and arrows hang in the air; the moment is both heroic and tragic.
FAQs
Even the dharmic and courageous face mortality; worldly power is impermanent and tested by fate and conflict.
None; the verse centers on battlefield fate rather than pilgrimage merit.
None; it narrates the turning point of the conflict.