Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59
सारथेस्तु शिरः कायादर्द्धचंद्रेण पत्त्रिणा । चिच्छेद धनुरेकेन ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छिदे
sārathestu śiraḥ kāyādarddhacaṃdreṇa pattriṇā | ciccheda dhanurekena dhvajamekena cicchide
ດ້ວຍລູກທະນູທີ່ມີຫົວເປັນຮູບເຄິ່ງວົງເດືອນ, ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຕັດຫົວຂອງຜູ້ຂັບລົດມ້າອອກຈາກຮ່າງກາຍ; ດ້ວຍລູກທະນູດອກໜຶ່ງ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຕັດຄັນທະນູ, ແລະ ດ້ວຍອີກດອກໜຶ່ງ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຕັດທຸງລົງ.
Narrator
Tirtha: Dvārakā (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A rapid sequence: the half-moon arrow flashes and the charioteer’s head falls; another arrow snaps the bow; a third fells the banner—chariot’s pride and function collapse in moments.
FAQs
The narrative portrays decisive removal of hostile power—symbolically, dharma cuts down the instruments and insignia of adharma.
Dvārakā’s tīrtha-landscape, defended through divine intervention in the māhātmya narrative.
None.