Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
इष्टकाशकलैः शीघ्रं चूर्णयिष्येऽन्यथा शिरः । इत्युक्त्वा चेष्टकां गृह्य मुमोच शिरसः प्रति
iṣṭakāśakalaiḥ śīghraṃ cūrṇayiṣye'nyathā śiraḥ | ityuktvā ceṣṭakāṃ gṛhya mumoca śirasaḥ prati
Ia berkata, “Jika tidak, akan segera kuhancurkan kepalamu menjadi serbuk dengan pecahan bata.” Setelah berkata demikian, ia meraih sebuah bata dan melemparkannya ke arah kepalanya.
Suhṛdaya (deduced; continues the command/threat to force exit from the kuṇḍa)
Type: kund
Scene: A warrior snatches a brick fragment from the ground near the pond steps and hurls it toward the other’s head, mouth open mid-threat; the projectile arcs through the air.
FAQs
Protecting dharma and the sanctity of a tīrtha may involve firm intervention against persistent wrongdoing.
A kuṇḍa setting is implied; the verse itself does not name the tīrtha.
None; this is narrative action emphasizing safeguarding sacred space rather than a rite.