Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
स तेन खड्गघातेन कंठः पीनोऽपि निष्ठुरः । द्विधा जज्ञेऽथ दैत्यस्य दधत्तुष्टिं दिवौकसाम्
sa tena khaḍgaghātena kaṃṭhaḥ pīno'pi niṣṭhuraḥ | dvidhā jajñe'tha daityasya dadhattuṣṭiṃ divaukasām
Sous ce coup d’épée, le cou du démon, bien que épais et dur, se fendit en deux, comblant de joie les habitants du ciel.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A decisive sword-stroke cleaves the thick neck of a daitya; the heavens brighten as devas look on in relief and satisfaction.
FAQs
When adharma is cut down, the world regains balance; divine victory restores peace to the cosmic community.
The verse supports a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative arc but does not specify the tīrtha by name in this excerpt.
No ritual or vrata instruction appears here.