Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
ते त्यक्तवैराः सहसा राजानश्चकिता भृशम् । न्यस्तशस्त्रा निविविशुश्चंद्रसेनानुमोदिताः
te tyaktavairāḥ sahasā rājānaścakitā bhṛśam | nyastaśastrā niviviśuścaṃdrasenānumoditāḥ
ആ രാജാക്കന്മാർ ഉടൻ വൈരം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് അത്യന്തം വിസ്മയിച്ചു. ചന്ദ്രസേനയുടെ അനുമതിയോടെ ആയുധങ്ങൾ വച്ച് അവർ അകത്തു പ്രവേശിച്ചു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahākāla-kṣetra (Ujjayinī/Avanti)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A line of kings, startled and softened, lower their swords and bows at the city-gate as Candraseṇa signals assent; the skyline hints at temple spires of Mahākāla.
FAQs
Awe of the divine fosters reconciliation; true kingship includes the capacity to renounce hostility and submit to dharma.
Ujjayinī/Ujjain in the orbit of Mahākāla, where hostility dissolves in the face of Śiva’s miracle.
No formal ritual; the symbolic act is laying down weapons—an ethical vow toward peace.