Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
अथ स्कन्देन संवीक्ष्य दूरस्थं तारकं रणे । समाहूय ततो मुक्ता सा शक्तिस्तस्य मृत्यवे
atha skandena saṃvīkṣya dūrasthaṃ tārakaṃ raṇe | samāhūya tato muktā sā śaktistasya mṛtyave
मग स्कंदाने रणात दूर उभ्या तारकाला पाहून त्याला आवाहन केले; आणि नंतर ती शक्ती सोडली गेली, जी त्याच्या मृत्यूचे कारण ठरली।
Sūta (deduced from the ongoing narration; explicit from v.23 onward)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Skanda, radiant and composed amid chaos, sights Tāraka at a distance, calls him forth, and hurls the blazing Śakti that streaks across the field like a comet.
FAQs
When adharma ripens, divine grace acts decisively; Skanda embodies protective power that restores cosmic order.
The surrounding adhyāya belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya thread that culminates in Camatkārapura and its sacred markers; this verse provides the mythic backdrop.
No direct ritual instruction appears here; it is a heroic narrative segment.