Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
तुरंगाणां सहस्राणि गजानामयुतानि च । रक्तेन तेषां घोरेण दुस्तरा चाभवन्मही
turaṃgāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi gajānāmayutāni ca | raktena teṣāṃ ghoreṇa dustarā cābhavanmahī
ஆயிரக்கணக்கான குதிரைகளும், பத்தாயிரக்கணக்கான யானைகளும் அங்கே கிடந்தன; அவர்களின் கொடிய இரத்தத்தால் பூமி கடக்க இயலாதபடி துன்பமானது.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A vast field strewn with thousands of horses and innumerable elephants; thick, dark blood saturates the ground, forming slick pools and rivulets that hinder movement; the horizon is crowded with carcasses and broken harnesses.
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Purāṇic war imagery serves as a warning: violence born of arrogance turns the very earth into an obstacle, urging restraint and dharmic governance.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None.