Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
शिखी च ते वाहनं दिव्यरूपो दत्तो मया शक्तिधरस्य संख्ये । सुरासुरादींश्च जयेति चोक्त्वा जगाम कैलासवरं महात्मा
śikhī ca te vāhanaṃ divyarūpo datto mayā śaktidharasya saṃkhye | surāsurādīṃśca jayeti coktvā jagāma kailāsavaraṃ mahātmā
“And the peacock, of divine form, is given by me as your mount for the battle of the Spear-bearer. Having said, ‘Conquer the gods, asuras, and the rest,’ that great Lord departed for excellent Kailāsa.”
Narrator (with Śiva’s charge embedded in the verse)
Tirtha: Kailāsa (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: Kumāra/Skanda
Scene: Śiva grants a divine peacock mount to Skanda for the spear-bearer’s battle; commands conquest over devas/asuras; then Śiva departs toward Kailāsa.
FAQs
Divine gifts (like the vahana) are given for dharmic responsibility—victory is framed as restoring cosmic order.
The Revā Khaṇḍa context connects Skanda’s empowerment to the later sanctification of Skanda-tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it describes divine bestowals and a command related to protecting dharma.