Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
तान्निवार्य ततः स्कंदः क्रुद्धः शक्तिमथाददे । पातालाय मुमोचाथ प्रोच्य दैत्यो निहन्यताम्
tānnivārya tataḥ skaṃdaḥ kruddhaḥ śaktimathādade | pātālāya mumocātha procya daityo nihanyatām
Les retenant, Skanda, courroucé, saisit sa lance sacrée (śakti). Puis il la lança vers Pātāla en déclarant : «Que ce daitya soit mis à mort !»
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Skanda halts the rushing nāga-lords with an authoritative gesture, then in anger lifts the gleaming spear and hurls it toward the earth, commanding the demon’s death in Pātāla.
FAQs
Divine power acts decisively to protect dharma; Skanda’s śakti symbolizes swift removal of adharma.
This verse sets up the origin-story that culminates in the Siddhakūpa/Siddheśvara tīrtha described later in the chapter.
No ritual is prescribed in this verse; it narrates the divine act leading to a future tīrtha.