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
“ຈົ່ງລະທິ້ງຄວາມຢ້ານ—ຂໍໃຫ້ຄວາມມົງຄຸນມີແກ່ພວກເຈົ້າ! ໂອ ວີຣະຊົນທັງຫຼາຍ ຈົ່ງຈັບອາວຸດ. ຈົ່ງຕັ້ງໃຈໃນຄວາມກ້າຫານ ແລະຢ່າໃຫ້ຄວາມທຸກໃດໆ ຄ້າງຢູ່ໃນພວກເຈົ້າ”
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.