Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
न कश्चित्पौरुषं तत्र संप्रदर्शयितुं क्षमः । पलायनपरा सर्वे वध्यन्ते निशितैः शरैः
na kaścitpauruṣaṃ tatra saṃpradarśayituṃ kṣamaḥ | palāyanaparā sarve vadhyante niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
Di sana, tiada seorang pun mampu memperlihatkan keberanian. Semuanya hanya berniat melarikan diri, lalu ditewaskan oleh anak panah yang tajam.
Deductive attribution: Purāṇic narrator continuing the battle account
Scene: A battlefield beside a broad riverbank: warriors turning to flee as a rain of sharp arrows cuts them down; dust, broken standards, and the river’s calm flow contrasting with human chaos.
FAQs
When inner strength (tejas) is lost—often through adharma—outer courage collapses, and fear leads to ruin.
No site is named in this verse; it remains part of the chapter’s tīrtha-framed narrative that later gestures toward Narmadā sanctity.
None.