Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151
प्रवेपमानेन मुखेन युज्यताचलेन गात्रेण च संभ्रमाकुलः । ततस्तु तस्यास्त्रवराभिमंत्रितः शरोर्धचंद्रः प्रसभं महारणे
pravepamānena mukhena yujyatācalena gātreṇa ca saṃbhramākulaḥ | tatastu tasyāstravarābhimaṃtritaḥ śarordhacaṃdraḥ prasabhaṃ mahāraṇe
Mit bebendem Gesicht und wankendem Leib wurde er von panischer Verwirrung ergriffen. Da wurde in jener großen Schlacht eine erlesene Waffe—ein halbmondförmiger Pfeil, durch Mantra geweiht—mit Macht gegen ihn entsandt.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: The asura’s face quivers, limbs shake; the half-moon-shaped arrow, mantra-charged, surges forward with force across the battlefield, cutting through the illusion’s residue.
FAQs
Fear destabilizes the mind and body; disciplined, consecrated action (mantra-śakti) is portrayed as decisive in upholding dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is the dharmic battle narrative.
No ritual is prescribed, though the verse alludes to mantra-consecration (abhimantraṇa) as a sacred empowerment.