Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48
धुन्धुमार उवाच । आनयामि न सन्देहः सुरो यक्षोऽथ किन्नरः । स्यन्दनौघैः समायुक्तो गजवाजिभटैः सह
dhundhumāra uvāca | ānayāmi na sandehaḥ suro yakṣo'tha kinnaraḥ | syandanaughaiḥ samāyukto gajavājibhaṭaiḥ saha
ധുന്ധുമാരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഞാൻ അവനെ കൊണ്ടുവരും; സംശയമില്ല. അവൻ ദേവനായാലും, യക്ഷനായാലും, കിന്നരനായാലും. രഥങ്ങളുടെ പ്രളയത്തോടെയും, ആന-കുതിര-ഭടന്മാരോടെയും കൂടി വന്നാലും.
Dhundhumāra
Scene: Dhundhumāra speaks with unwavering confidence; behind him a vast muster: chariot lines, elephant corps with bells, cavalry, foot soldiers; dust clouds rise; banners and standards ripple.
FAQs
Boastful confidence rooted in power and numbers is portrayed as unstable when set against divine will and dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a martial dialogue within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None.