Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
अथ संमूर्छितं दृष्ट्वा शक्रं स्कन्दः प्रकोपितः । मुमोचाथ निजां शक्तिममोघां वज्रसंनिभाम्
atha saṃmūrchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ skandaḥ prakopitaḥ | mumocātha nijāṃ śaktimamoghāṃ vajrasaṃnibhām
Alors, voyant Śakra (Indra) évanoui, Skanda s’embrasa de courroux et lança sa propre Śakti infaillible, pareille au foudre du vajra.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Listener: Śaunaka and assembled ṛṣis
Scene: Skanda, blazing with controlled fury, releases his Śakti—bright as a vajra—toward the aggressor; the spear/energy streak splits the sky, restoring hope.
FAQs
Protection of dharma includes protecting its defenders; Skanda embodies vigilant guardianship when cosmic order is threatened.
The tīrtha is upheld by the surrounding chapter’s Māhātmya context; this line emphasizes Skanda’s protective action rather than naming a site.
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