Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
प्रतस्थे रथमास्थाय युद्धाय दितिजैः सह । नीतो मातलिनाभ्येत्य सादरं स धनुर्धरः
pratasthe rathamāsthāya yuddhāya ditijaiḥ saha | nīto mātalinābhyetya sādaraṃ sa dhanurdharaḥ
ആ ധനുർധര വീരൻ രഥമേറി ദിതിജരോടു യുദ്ധത്തിനായി പുറപ്പെട്ടു. മാതലി സമീപിച്ചു ആദരത്തോടെ അവനെ മുന്നോട്ടു നയിച്ചു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brahmakhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Setu (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gleaming chariot surges forward; the hero stands with bow drawn, while Mātali, dignified and attentive, holds the reins, guiding through cloud-laden skies toward battle.
FAQs
Righteous struggle against adharma is supported by divine assistance when undertaken with duty and discipline.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse.
None; it narrates preparation and departure for battle.