Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 168
एतस्मिन्नंतरे शक्तिं सोऽक्षिपद्गिरिजात्मजः । उल्काज्वाला विमुञ्चंतीमतिसूर्याग्निसप्रभाम्
etasminnaṃtare śaktiṃ so'kṣipadgirijātmajaḥ | ulkājvālā vimuñcaṃtīmatisūryāgnisaprabhām
"Pada ketika itu juga, putera Girija (Kumara) melontarkan Shakti (tombak) baginda, menyala seperti nyalaan meteor, bersinar seolah-olah mengatasi matahari dan api."
Narrator
Scene: Skanda, son of Girijā, in a poised warrior stance, hurls the Śakti. The spear becomes a blazing meteor with a long flame-tail, lighting the sky brighter than sun and fire; the asura recoils in the distance.
FAQs
When dharma is endangered, divine intervention becomes swift and unstoppable, symbolized by Skanda’s blazing śakti.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it focuses on Skanda’s divine act in battle.
None.