Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
शूलैर्भिन्नाश्च शतशः केचिच्च शकलीकृताः । एवं पराजिताः सर्वे पलायनपरायणाः
śūlairbhinnāśca śataśaḥ kecicca śakalīkṛtāḥ | evaṃ parājitāḥ sarve palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ
शूलांनी शेकडो जखमी झाले, आणि काहींना तुकडे-तुकडे केले. अशा रीतीने सर्व पराभूत होऊन पळून जाण्यासच तत्पर झाले.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Hundreds pierced by tridents; shattered ranks; survivors turning away in panic, fleeing the field; the emotional pivot is from combat to rout.
FAQs
Fear and flight arise when one’s inner power collapses; the Purāṇic frame implies refuge in dharma and the divine as the true protection.
No direct tīrtha reference appears; it remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra-oriented narrative.
None.