Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
कुजंभस्य रथो युक्तः पिशाचवदनैः खरैः । तावद्भिर्महिषस्योष्टैर्गजस्य च हयैर्युतः
kujaṃbhasya ratho yuktaḥ piśācavadanaiḥ kharaiḥ | tāvadbhirmahiṣasyoṣṭairgajasya ca hayairyutaḥ
Kereta perang Kujambha dipasang kuknya dengan keldai yang berwajah seperti piśāca. Demikian juga, kereta Mahiṣa digandingkan dengan unta, dan kereta Gaja dengan kuda dalam bilangan yang sama.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: A demonic war procession: Kujambha’s chariot yoked to donkey-like beasts with piśāca faces; beside it Mahiṣa’s chariot drawn by camels; Gaja’s chariot drawn by horses—each vehicle bristling with weapons, banners, and dust rising like smoke.
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When the mind is driven by tamas, even its ‘vehicles’ become distorted—Purāṇas depict this through grotesque, unsettling imagery.
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