Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147
अघोरमंत्रं स्मर देवराज अस्त्रं हि यत्पाशुपतप्रभावम् । रुद्रेण तुष्टेन तव प्रदत्तमव्याहतं वीरवराभिघाति
aghoramaṃtraṃ smara devarāja astraṃ hi yatpāśupataprabhāvam | rudreṇa tuṣṭena tava pradattamavyāhataṃ vīravarābhighāti
हे देवों के राजा, अघोर-मंत्र का स्मरण करो—यह पाशुपत-प्रभाव से युक्त अस्त्र है। प्रसन्न रुद्र ने इसे तुम्हें दिया था; यह अजेय है और श्रेष्ठ वीरों को भी गिरा देता है।
Hari (Viṣṇu) speaking to Śakra (Indra) (immediate context from previous shloka)
Scene: Hari urges Indra to remember the Aghora mantra—visualize a luminous mantra-syllable aura around Indra’s hands and bow, with Rudra’s unseen blessing behind, suggesting Pāśupata force as a dark-blue/ash-white radiance.
FAQs
When worldly strength fails, refuge in Śiva’s grace and mantra-powered dharma becomes the decisive protection.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies Rudra’s Pāśupata power and the Aghora mantra.
Remembrance/japa of the Aghora mantra as the enabling act for deploying the Pāśupata-powered weapon.