Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 160
तिष्ठतिष्ठ सुदुर्बुद्धे जीवितं ते मयि स्थितम् । सुहृष्टः क्रियतां लोको दुर्लभः सर्वसिद्धिदः
tiṣṭhatiṣṭha sudurbuddhe jīvitaṃ te mayi sthitam | suhṛṣṭaḥ kriyatāṃ loko durlabhaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ
«Tiens-toi, tiens-toi, esprit pervers : ta vie repose dans ma main. Réjouis ton cœur ; que ce monde soit remis dans l’ordre juste, rare certes, mais dispensateur de toutes les réussites.»
Mahāsena (Skanda) (implied by immediate narrative continuity from 159)
Listener: A Bharata interlocutor (traditional epic-style addressee)
Scene: Skanda/Guha confronts the daitya Tāraka, halting him with a raised hand and stern gaze; the battlefield pauses as the god asserts control over the asura’s life-force and calls for the world to be set aright.
FAQs
Dharma’s champion confronts adharma directly, asserting moral and cosmic authority while aiming at restoring order in the world.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of a battlefield admonition.
None.