Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
किमेतदिति प्राहुश्च बर्बरीकः कुतो हतः । पांडवाश्चापि मुमुचुरश्रूणि सहपार्थिवाः
kimetaditi prāhuśca barbarīkaḥ kuto hataḥ | pāṃḍavāścāpi mumucuraśrūṇi sahapārthivāḥ
ते म्हणाले, “हे काय झाले? बर्बरीक कुठून मारला गेला?” पांडवही सभेतील राजांसह अश्रू ढाळू लागले।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Kings and Pāṇḍavas cry out in confusion; tears stream as they look toward the fallen Barbarīka, hands to heads, some kneeling, the hall heavy with sorrow.
FAQs
Even mighty heroes fall within a larger divine order; grief arises, yet dharma requires understanding the hidden cause.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a battlefield-style purāṇic narrative moment.
None; the verse describes lamentation and astonishment.