Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
युयुधाते प्रलंबाभ्यां बाहुभ्यां युद्धपारगौ । व्यूढोरस्कौ दीर्घभुजौ नियुद्धकुशलावुभौ
yuyudhāte pralaṃbābhyāṃ bāhubhyāṃ yuddhapāragau | vyūḍhoraskau dīrghabhujau niyuddhakuśalāvubhau
وہ دونوں، جنگ کے ماہر، اپنی لمبی پھیلی ہوئی بانہوں سے وار پر وار کرتے لڑتے رہے؛ سینہ چوڑا، بازو دراز، اور دونوں ہی نزدیک کی کشتی میں یکساں ماہر تھے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Two broad-chested, long-armed warriors grapple chest-to-chest, arms locked, feet braced on the earth near the pond, muscles taut, dust rising as they strain.
FAQs
Even heroic power is framed within disciplined skill (niyuddha), reminding that strength should be guided by dharma and restraint.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the narrative stage for events that soon move toward the seashore (sāgara-tīra) context.
None; the verse is descriptive of combat prowess.