Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 181
ततः प्राप्य हरिः संज्ञां प्रोत्साह्य च दिशां पतीन् । बाणेन सारथेः कायाच्छिरोऽहार्षीत्सकुण्डलम्
tataḥ prāpya hariḥ saṃjñāṃ protsāhya ca diśāṃ patīn | bāṇena sāratheḥ kāyācchiro'hārṣītsakuṇḍalam
ครั้นแล้วพระหริได้สติคืนมา ทรงปลุกเร้าเทพผู้พิทักษ์ทิศทั้งหลาย แล้วทรงยิงศรดอกหนึ่งตัดศีรษะสารถี—ซึ่งยังประดับต่างหู—ให้ขาดจากกาย
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Hari (Viṣṇu) regains consciousness, gestures to rally the lords of the directions; then a single arrow cleanly severs the charioteer’s head, earrings still gleaming as it falls—dramatic, decisive, and symbolic.
FAQs
When clarity returns, righteous leadership inspires allies and restores order amid chaos.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is a martial episode within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa.
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