Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
हस्त्यश्वरथपत्त्योघैः पूरयन्वै दिशो दश । तत्र तेन महद्युद्धं प्रवृत्तं किल भारत
hastyaśvarathapattyoghaiḥ pūrayanvai diśo daśa | tatra tena mahadyuddhaṃ pravṛttaṃ kila bhārata
Memenuhi sepuluh arah dengan pasukan gajah, kuda, kereta perang, dan tentera berjalan kaki, satu pertempuran hebat sesungguhnya bermula di sana kerananya, Wahai Bharata.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha region
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A vast fourfold army surges in, so numerous it seems to fill all ten directions; dust clouds rise as the great battle begins.
FAQs
When adharma intrudes, conflict arises; the Purāṇic frame presents battle as a defense of cosmic order.
None is named in this verse; it is a martial description within the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative context.
No direct prescription; it describes the outbreak of war around an ongoing sacred event.