Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
अभीर्विशसनं खड्गः प्राणिभूतो दुरासदः । अगम्यो विजयश्चैव धर्माधारस्तथैव च । इत्यष्टौ तव नामानि स्वयमुक्तानि वेधसा
abhīrviśasanaṃ khaḍgaḥ prāṇibhūto durāsadaḥ | agamyo vijayaścaiva dharmādhārastathaiva ca | ityaṣṭau tava nāmāni svayamuktāni vedhasā
«بلا خوف»، و«المُهلك»، و«السيف»، و«الكائن الحي»، و«الذي لا يُقهر»، و«الذي لا يُدنى منه»، و«النصر»، و«سند الدَّرما»—هذه هي أسماؤك الثمانية التي نطق بها الخالق نفسه قديمًا.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A consecrated sword stands upright like a deity; around it, priests chant the eight epithets as if invoking a living guardian; the atmosphere is charged, with protective circles and offerings.
FAQs
Power (the sword) is sanctified as a servant of Dharma—meant for protection, righteous victory, and restraint.
The teaching belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, situating the mantra-names within Prabhāsa’s sacred authority.
Recitation/recognition of the sword’s eight sacred names as part of khaḍga-mantra worship.