पलायति गजे तस्मिन्नारूढः पाकशासनः । विपरीतमुखं युद्धं दानवेन्द्रेण सोऽकरोत्
palāyati gaje tasminnārūḍhaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ | viparītamukhaṃ yuddhaṃ dānavendreṇa so'karot
तस्मिन् गजे पलायमाने तमारूढः पाकशासनः; विपरीतमुखं स्थित्वा दानवेन्द्रेण सह युद्धमकरोत्।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Airāvata bolts; Indra, gripping weapons, twists his torso to face backward, striking at the dānava-lord pursuing—an image of controlled valor amid retreat.
Kṣatriya-duty includes persistence and courage: even when circumstances force retreat, one continues to protect and resist adharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.