Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70
भूरिश्रवाश्छिन्नबाहुर्युद्धे प्रायोगतस्त्वया । व्याधेनेव नृशंसेन कथं वैरेण घातितः
bhūriśravāśchinnabāhuryuddhe prāyogatastvayā | vyādheneva nṛśaṃsena kathaṃ vaireṇa ghātitaḥ
യുദ്ധത്തിൽ നീ അന്യായമായ ഉപായത്തോടെ ഭൂരിശ്രവസിന്റെ കൈ വെട്ടി; പിന്നെ വൈരവശാൽ അവൻ എങ്ങനെ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു—ക്രൂരനായ വ്യാധൻ ഇരയെ വീഴ്ത്തുന്നതുപോലെ?
Unspecified in snippet (context: Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative; likely a Yādava elder addressing Keśava/Kṛṣṇa or recounting blame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kṛtavarman accuses Sātyaki/Keśava’s side by recalling Bhūriśravas: the severed arm, the unfair strike, and the hunter-like slaying; listeners tense, some avert eyes in shame.
FAQs
Even great warriors are judged by dharma: victory gained through unfair means ripens into blame, remorse, and destructive consequences.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (near Somanātha), where Purāṇic tradition situates the turning-point events leading to the Yādavas’ end.
None in this verse; it is an ethical indictment concerning conduct in war.