Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 168
एतस्मिन्नंतरे शक्तिं सोऽक्षिपद्गिरिजात्मजः । उल्काज्वाला विमुञ्चंतीमतिसूर्याग्निसप्रभाम्
etasminnaṃtare śaktiṃ so'kṣipadgirijātmajaḥ | ulkājvālā vimuñcaṃtīmatisūryāgnisaprabhām
"À cet instant précis, le fils de Girijā (Kumāra) lança sa Śakti (lance), flamboyante comme la flamme d'un météore, rayonnante comme si elle surpassait le soleil et le feu."
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.