Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
तुरंगाणां सहस्राणि गजानामयुतानि च । रक्तेन तेषां घोरेण दुस्तरा चाभवन्मही
turaṃgāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi gajānāmayutāni ca | raktena teṣāṃ ghoreṇa dustarā cābhavanmahī
ہزاروں گھوڑے اور دسیوں ہزار ہاتھی وہاں پڑے تھے؛ اور ان کے خوفناک خون کی وجہ سے زمین کو عبور کرنا دشوار ہو گیا تھا۔
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.