Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
सा तं हत्वा प्रलंबं च कोटिभिर्दशभिर्वृतम् । नंदयित्वा गता नागाञ्जलकल्लोपूर्विका
sā taṃ hatvā pralaṃbaṃ ca koṭibhirdaśabhirvṛtam | naṃdayitvā gatā nāgāñjalakallopūrvikā
That spear slew him, and also Pralamba, who was surrounded by ten crores of attendants. Having gladdened the Nāgas, it went on toward Jalakallopūrvikā.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Skanda’s spear, radiant and unstoppable, pierces and fells the daitya Pralamba amid countless attendants; Nāgas below rejoice as the weapon continues toward a named sacred region.
FAQs
Adharma, even when massively supported, is overcome by divine ordinance; the righteous realms (Nāgas) rejoice at restoration of balance.
A route-marker within the tīrtha-origin narrative is given (Jalakallopūrvikā), leading to the later Siddhakūpa/Siddheśvara glorification.
No ritual instruction appears in this verse.