Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
योद्धुमागत्य संतस्थुः कुरुक्षेत्रं महारथाः । कौरवाश्चापि संतस्धुर्दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः
yoddhumāgatya saṃtasthuḥ kurukṣetraṃ mahārathāḥ | kauravāścāpi saṃtasdhurduryodhanapurogamāḥ
युद्धासाठी आलेले महान महारथी कुरुक्षेत्रात येऊन ठाण मांडून उभे राहिले. दुर्योधनाच्या नेतृत्वाखाली कौरवही आपल्या स्थानांवर सज्ज झाले.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vast plain of Kurukṣetra at dawn; two armies in ordered vyūhas; banners, conches, chariots; Duryodhana at the Kaurava front; dust haze and anticipatory stillness before the first clash.
FAQs
When dharma is contested, the field of action becomes a proving-ground where intention and leadership shape destiny.
Kurukṣetra is referenced as the battlefield; this verse does not explicitly state tīrtha-phalāśruti.
None; it is a martial and situational description.