Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91
देवसेनापते शीघ्रं शक्तिं मुंच महासुरे । प्रतिज्ञामात्मनः पाहि लंबते रविमंडलम्
devasenāpate śīghraṃ śaktiṃ muṃca mahāsure | pratijñāmātmanaḥ pāhi laṃbate ravimaṃḍalam
O Feldherr des Götterheeres, schleudere rasch deine Śakti gegen den großen Asura. Bewahre dein eigenes Gelübde — die Sonnenscheibe sinkt bereits tief.
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
Listener: Skanda (addressed)
Scene: Vāsudeva addresses Skanda as Devasenāpati, pointing toward the asura; the sun disk is visibly descending at the horizon, bathing the battlefield in copper light; Skanda poised to hurl the Śakti.
FAQs
Dharma requires decisive action at the right time, and a vow (pratijñā) must be guarded with discipline.
None; this is counsel given amid the battle.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse urges timely fulfillment of a vow through decisive action.