Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148
एवं स शक्रो हरिबोधितस्तदा प्रणम्य देवं वृषकेतुमीश्वरम् । समाददे बाणममित्रघातनं संपूजितं दैवरणेऽर्द्धचंद्रम्
evaṃ sa śakro haribodhitastadā praṇamya devaṃ vṛṣaketumīśvaram | samādade bāṇamamitraghātanaṃ saṃpūjitaṃ daivaraṇe'rddhacaṃdram
So von Hari unterwiesen, verneigte sich Śakra daraufhin vor dem Herrn – Īśvara, der den Stier als Zeichen trägt – und ergriff den feindvernichtenden Pfeil, mit der Mondsichel gezeichnet, verehrt im göttlichen Kampf.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Indra, after Hari’s counsel, bows to bull-bannered Śiva; he receives or lifts a crescent-marked, worship-consecrated arrow for the divine battle.
FAQs
Victory is grounded in humility and devotion; even Indra empowers himself by bowing to Īśvara and honoring the sacred weapon.
No geographical tīrtha is specified; the passage glorifies Śiva (bull-bannered) and the sanctity of divine weapons.
Praṇāma (reverent bowing) and saṃpūjana (worship/honoring) before employing a mantra-empowered weapon.