Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 168
एतस्मिन्नंतरे शक्तिं सोऽक्षिपद्गिरिजात्मजः । उल्काज्वाला विमुञ्चंतीमतिसूर्याग्निसप्रभाम्
etasminnaṃtare śaktiṃ so'kṣipadgirijātmajaḥ | ulkājvālā vimuñcaṃtīmatisūryāgnisaprabhām
"In genau diesem Augenblick schleuderte der Sohn der Girija (Kumara) seine Shakti (Speer), lodernd wie eine Meteorflamme, strahlend, als ob sie Sonne und Feuer übertreffe."
Narrator
Scene: Skanda, son of Girijā, in a poised warrior stance, hurls the Śakti. The spear becomes a blazing meteor with a long flame-tail, lighting the sky brighter than sun and fire; the asura recoils in the distance.
FAQs
When dharma is endangered, divine intervention becomes swift and unstoppable, symbolized by Skanda’s blazing śakti.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it focuses on Skanda’s divine act in battle.
None.