Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
विश्वामित्रप्रयुक्तेयं शक्तिर्मम वधाय च । कृत्या रूपा सुमंत्रैश्च सामवेदसमुद्भवैः
viśvāmitraprayukteyaṃ śaktirmama vadhāya ca | kṛtyā rūpā sumaṃtraiśca sāmavedasamudbhavaiḥ
«Cette puissance a été mise en branle par Viśvāmitra pour ma ruine. Elle a la forme d’une kṛtyā, façonnée par de puissants mantras issus du Sāmaveda.»
Vasiṣṭha (deduced from immediate context of recognition and later direct speech)
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-āśrama (as narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vasiṣṭha identifies the fiery entity as a kṛtyā—an embodied hostile rite—sent by Viśvāmitra; the air vibrates with Sāmavedic tonal power turned dark.
FAQs
Spiritual power used for harm becomes a test of dharma; the righteous recognize hostility yet respond with higher restraint and wisdom.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter, but this line itself focuses on the Vasiṣṭha–Viśvāmitra episode rather than naming a site.
No public ritual is prescribed; the verse references mantra-application from the Sāmaveda in a protective/hostile magical context.