Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
एतस्य शिरसश्छेदं शीघ्रं कुरु सुरेश्वरि । खङ्गेनानेन तीक्ष्णेन यावन्नो याति चान्यतः
etasya śirasaśchedaṃ śīghraṃ kuru sureśvari | khaṅgenānena tīkṣṇena yāvanno yāti cānyataḥ
“ഹേ സുരേശ്വരി! ഈ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ഖഡ്ഗംകൊണ്ട് ഉടൻ അവന്റെ ശിരഛേദം ചെയ്യുക; അവൻ മറ്റെവിടെയെങ്കിലും രക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നതിന് മുമ്പേ.”
Devas (collectively, addressing Devī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas in the sky extend a gleaming sword toward the Goddess, urging her to sever the asura’s head quickly before he flees; the scene is charged with urgency and divine sanction.
FAQs
Dharma sometimes requires decisive action; delaying the removal of adharma allows it to regroup and spread.
The tīrtha is implied by the Tīrthamāhātmya setting, but this verse itself focuses on the immediate divine command, not a place-name.
No ritual instruction is present; the verse is a narrative directive within the māhātmya.