Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
ऊरौ दुर्योधनस्यापि शल्यस्यापि च वक्षसि । कंठे च शकुनेर्दीप्तं भगदत्तस्य चापतत्
ūrau duryodhanasyāpi śalyasyāpi ca vakṣasi | kaṃṭhe ca śakunerdīptaṃ bhagadattasya cāpatat
அந்த ஒளிவீசும் குறி துரியோதனனின் தொடையில், சல்யனின் மார்பில், சகுனியின் கழுத்தில் விழுந்தது; அதே ஜ்வலிக்கும் குறி பகதத்தனின்மேலும் விழுந்தது।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Scene: The blazing mark falls with uncanny precision: Duryodhana’s thigh, Śalya’s chest, Śakuni’s throat, and Bhagadatta—each highlighted as if fate itself has touched them.
FAQs
Worldly power is fragile; the Purāṇas repeatedly show that a single vulnerable point can undo vast pride and armies.
No specific sacred place is mentioned; the verse continues a martial illustration within the Kaumārikā narrative.
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