Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
संहतानि च सर्वाणि तदा तूर्याण्यवादयन् । अथ भग्नं बलं प्रेक्ष्य हतवीरं महारणे
saṃhatāni ca sarvāṇi tadā tūryāṇyavādayan | atha bhagnaṃ balaṃ prekṣya hatavīraṃ mahāraṇe
Kemudian, setelah semua pasukan mereka berhimpun, mereka membunyikan alat-alat perang. Namun apabila mereka melihat bala tentera telah hancur dan para pahlawan gugur dalam pertempuran besar itu, keadaan pun menjadi gawat.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Scene: Armies gather and sound drums, conches, and horns; immediately the eye meets a devastated field—broken chariots, fallen champions, scattered weapons—casting a shadow over the martial pageantry.
FAQs
Worldly power is unstable in war; arrogance collapses quickly when dharma-protected heroes fall.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kaumārikā battle narrative.
None; the verse is descriptive of battlefield events.