Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148
एवं स शक्रो हरिबोधितस्तदा प्रणम्य देवं वृषकेतुमीश्वरम् । समाददे बाणममित्रघातनं संपूजितं दैवरणेऽर्द्धचंद्रम्
evaṃ sa śakro haribodhitastadā praṇamya devaṃ vṛṣaketumīśvaram | samādade bāṇamamitraghātanaṃ saṃpūjitaṃ daivaraṇe'rddhacaṃdram
Demikianlah, Śakra yang telah diberi petunjuk oleh Hari pada saat itu pun bersujud kepada Tuhan—Īśvara yang berpanji lembu—lalu mengambil anak panah pembunuh musuh, bertanda bulan sabit, yang dimuliakan dalam peperangan para dewa.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Indra, after Hari’s counsel, bows to bull-bannered Śiva; he receives or lifts a crescent-marked, worship-consecrated arrow for the divine battle.
FAQs
Victory is grounded in humility and devotion; even Indra empowers himself by bowing to Īśvara and honoring the sacred weapon.
No geographical tīrtha is specified; the passage glorifies Śiva (bull-bannered) and the sanctity of divine weapons.
Praṇāma (reverent bowing) and saṃpūjana (worship/honoring) before employing a mantra-empowered weapon.