Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
चतुर्योजनमात्रो यो नानाश्चर्यसमन्वितः । गरुडस्य सुता ये च शीर्यमाणे रथोत्तमे
caturyojanamātro yo nānāścaryasamanvitaḥ | garuḍasya sutā ye ca śīryamāṇe rathottame
ယောဇနာလေးဆယ်မဟုတ်၊ ယောဇနာလေးမျှ အလျားရှိ၍ အံ့ဩဖွယ်ရာများစွာဖြင့် ပြည့်စုံသော ထိုအထူးမြတ် ရထားနှင့်၊ ဂရုဍ၏ သားများလည်း ထိုအမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး ရထား ပျက်စီးကွဲအက်သည့်အခါ…
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages
Scene: A colossal, jewel-bright chariot spanning four yojanas, crowded with wondrous mechanisms and banners, begins to splinter mid-air; Garuḍa’s sons scatter as the chariot’s frame breaks, with the ocean glinting below.
FAQs
Even vast, wondrous constructions collapse when they serve arrogance; grandeur without dharma is unstable.
No location is praised in this verse; it continues the battle description.
None.