Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
किं त्रस्तनयनाश्चैव समरे परिनिर्जिताः । न युक्तमेतच्छूराणां विशेषाद्दैत्यजन्मनाम्
kiṃ trastanayanāścaiva samare parinirjitāḥ | na yuktametacchūrāṇāṃ viśeṣāddaityajanmanām
Mengapa kamu melarikan diri dengan mata yang ketakutan, setelah ditewaskan dalam pertempuran? Ini tidak layak bagi para wira, lebih-lebih lagi bagi mereka yang lahir sebagai Daitya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating dialogue among the Daityas (deduced)
Scene: Kālanemi confronts fleeing daityas: their eyes wide with terror; he stands firm, scolding them, pointing back toward the battlefield, demanding they return to fight.
FAQs
Dharma includes steadfastness and responsibility; fear-driven retreat is portrayed as a fall from one’s declared nature and duty.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is moral exhortation within a war episode.
None; it is an admonition about conduct (ācāra) in conflict.