Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः । प्रगृह्य च महाखङ्गमुवाच वचनं तदा
sa cchinnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ | pragṛhya ca mahākhaṅgamuvāca vacanaṃ tadā
Dengan busurnya patah, keretanya rosak, kudanya terbunuh, dan pemandu keretanya mati, dia memegang pedang besar lalu mengucapkan kata-kata ini.
Narrator
Tirtha: Dvārakā (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The opponent stands on foot—bow severed, chariot ruined, horses and charioteer dead—gripping a massive sword, about to speak; the battlefield pauses at the edge of the next turn.
FAQs
When pride is cornered it clings to force; the Purāṇic contrast is that mere weaponry cannot prevail against dharma upheld by the Lord.
The Dvārakā setting remains the sanctified arena where obstruction to the holy confluence is being removed.
None.