Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
ततस्तु तेजःसंयुक्तां त्वां ज्ञात्वा वयमेव हि । अग्रे धृत्वा करिष्यामो युद्धं तेन दुरात्मना
tatastu tejaḥsaṃyuktāṃ tvāṃ jñātvā vayameva hi | agre dhṛtvā kariṣyāmo yuddhaṃ tena durātmanā
«Puis, te sachant unie à cette puissance de tejas amassée, nous te placerons nous-mêmes à l’avant et mènerons la guerre contre cet être à l’âme mauvaise.»
Devas
Tirtha: Vindhyācala (implied)
Type: peak
Scene: The gods, seeing the Goddess now suffused with accumulated tejas, resolve to place her at the front of the army and commence war against the wicked foe.
FAQs
Spiritual power gained through tapas is meant to be applied in protection of dharma, with the Divine leading the righteous.
Vindhya remains the implied sacred setting as the source-place of the Goddess’s augmented tejas.
No new ritual here; it describes the consequence of tapas—empowered leadership in the dharmic battle.