Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
मन्येहमेकस्त्वेतेषां हन्यात्कौरववाहिनीम् । सन्नद्धाः प्रतिदृश्यंते भीष्माद्या बहवो रथाः
manyehamekastveteṣāṃ hanyātkauravavāhinīm | sannaddhāḥ pratidṛśyaṃte bhīṣmādyā bahavo rathāḥ
ਮੈਂ ਸਮਝਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇਕੋ ਯੋਧਾ ਵੀ ਕੌਰਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੈਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਢਾਹ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਜਧਜ ਕੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਰਥ ਦਿਸਦੇ ਹਨ—ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਆਦਿ।
Arjuna (Phālguna) (contextual)
Listener: Bhārata/Phālgava-context implied by address and martial counsel
Scene: A battlefield panorama: ranks of Kaurava chariots with Bhīṣma prominent; a speaker (warrior-counsellor) gestures toward the host, asserting that even one champion could fell them; banners, conches, dust, and gleaming armor.
FAQs
Dharma requires both fearlessness and discernment—confidence must not ignore the reality of formidable opposition.
No tīrtha is referenced; the emphasis is on dharma-yuddha circumstance.
None stated.