Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70
यत्तस्य तुष्टया दत्तं चंडं चंडार्चिषा समम् । तच्छस्त्रं च तथान्यानि देवीदत्तानि शंकरः । शनैःशनैः प्रजग्राह स्ववक्त्रेण महेश्वरः
yattasya tuṣṭayā dattaṃ caṃḍaṃ caṃḍārciṣā samam | tacchastraṃ ca tathānyāni devīdattāni śaṃkaraḥ | śanaiḥśanaiḥ prajagrāha svavaktreṇa maheśvaraḥ
Alors Maheśvara Śaṅkara, de sa propre bouche, prit peu à peu cette arme terrible, aussi farouche qu’une flamme ardente, ainsi que les autres armes offertes par la Déesse dans sa satisfaction.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages within Nāgarakhaṇḍa framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śaṅkara, still in fierce guise, calmly and gradually takes into his mouth the blazing, terrible weapon and other divine arms, rendering the king weaponless.
FAQs
Divine power operates in harmony—Śiva’s sovereignty is shown together with Devī’s grace; dharma is protected through their unified will.
The verse serves the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya storyline of Adhyāya 95; the tīrtha’s greatness is conveyed through a Śiva-centered miracle narrative.
No direct ritual instruction is stated; the focus is on divine intervention and Śiva-Devī iconography.