Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
जयंति ये रणे शत्रूंस्तैः कार्यः स्तंभचिह्नकः । तस्मात्तव जयोद्द्योतनिमित्तं स्तंममुत्तमम्
jayaṃti ye raṇe śatrūṃstaiḥ kāryaḥ staṃbhacihnakaḥ | tasmāttava jayoddyotanimittaṃ staṃmamuttamam
Ceux qui triomphent de l’ennemi au combat doivent dresser un pilier comme signe de victoire. Ainsi, pour manifester ton triomphe, qu’un pilier de victoire, excellent, soit élevé.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrator) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kumāreśa (associated victory-sthambha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame audience (implied).
Scene: A tall, newly raised victory-pillar near the shrine; artisans and devas oversee; Skanda’s triumph is symbolically proclaimed; banners flutter; the pillar bears auspicious emblems.
FAQs
Victory is to be consecrated through a dharmic public act—raising a sacred marker that turns worldly triumph into a remembered, sanctified event.
The passage prepares for the consecration of the Stambheśvara shrine/locale (the ‘Lord of the Pillar’) within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
The prescription is the establishment of a stambha (victory pillar) as a formal sign of victory.