Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77
युद्धकाले समुत्पन्ने भक्तानां नात्र संशयः । प्रस्थानं वा प्रवेशं च यः करिष्यति मानवः
yuddhakāle samutpanne bhaktānāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | prasthānaṃ vā praveśaṃ ca yaḥ kariṣyati mānavaḥ
Quand survient l’heure du combat, pour les dévots il n’y a nul doute. Tout homme qui s’apprête à partir en voyage—ou à entrer (en un lieu ou une entreprise)…
Devāḥ (the gods)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A traveler and a warrior pause at a gateway—one at the edge of a battlefield, another at the entrance to a sacred precinct—both turning inward in devotion, dispelling doubt.
FAQs
Before risky transitions—battle, departure, entry—devotees should rely on Devī, removing doubt and fear.
The instruction belongs to the Vindhyavāsinī-centered tīrtha narrative within Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
A preparatory devotional act is implied, completed explicitly in the next verse (remembering, bowing, and worship).