Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
अथ स्कन्देन संवीक्ष्य दूरस्थं तारकं रणे । समाहूय ततो मुक्ता सा शक्तिस्तस्य मृत्यवे
atha skandena saṃvīkṣya dūrasthaṃ tārakaṃ raṇe | samāhūya tato muktā sā śaktistasya mṛtyave
ثم إن سكَندا، إذ أبصر تاراكا قائمًا بعيدًا في ساحة القتال، دعاه إليه؛ وعندئذٍ قُذِفَت الرمح «شَكتي» (Śakti)، فغدت سبب موته بعينه.
Sūta (deduced from the ongoing narration; explicit from v.23 onward)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Skanda, radiant and composed amid chaos, sights Tāraka at a distance, calls him forth, and hurls the blazing Śakti that streaks across the field like a comet.
FAQs
When adharma ripens, divine grace acts decisively; Skanda embodies protective power that restores cosmic order.
The surrounding adhyāya belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya thread that culminates in Camatkārapura and its sacred markers; this verse provides the mythic backdrop.
No direct ritual instruction appears here; it is a heroic narrative segment.