Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
भयं त्यजत भद्रं वः शुराः शस्त्राणि गृह्णत । कुरुध्वं विक्रमे बुद्धि मा च काचिद्व्यथास्तु वः
bhayaṃ tyajata bhadraṃ vaḥ śurāḥ śastrāṇi gṛhṇata | kurudhvaṃ vikrame buddhi mā ca kācidvyathāstu vaḥ
“Buanglah rasa takut—semoga kebaikan menyertai kalian! Wahai para pahlawan, angkatlah senjata. Teguhkan budi pada keberanian, dan jangan biarkan duka tinggal dalam diri kalian.”
Śarva (Śiva), contextually rallying the Devas (deduced from preceding verse mentioning Śarva’s intervention)
Scene: Śiva (or a divine commander-figure) addresses trembling heroes: hands raised in assurance, then pointing to weapons; warriors straighten, grasping arms, faces shifting from fear to resolve.
FAQs
Fearlessness grounded in divine refuge is a dharmic virtue; right action requires steady resolve and disciplined courage.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it is an ethical-spiritual exhortation toward courage and duty.