Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
खड्गहस्तोऽब्रवीद्युद्धं प्रकुरुष्व मया समम् । मुक्त्वैतत्कपटं भूमौ यदि वीरोऽसि सात्त्विकः
khaḍgahasto'bravīdyuddhaṃ prakuruṣva mayā samam | muktvaitatkapaṭaṃ bhūmau yadi vīro'si sāttvikaḥ
Dengan pedang di tangan, baginda bersabda: “Bertarunglah denganku dalam pertempuran yang setara. Campakkan tipu daya ini ke tanah—jika engkau seorang wira yang bersattva.”
Gaṇeśa (as the challenger in the narrative)
Tirtha: Citreśvarīpīṭha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A warrior, sword raised, confronts an opponent at a sacred pīṭha precinct, demanding equal combat and the casting away of deceit upon the earth; temple banners and a sanctified boundary mark the holy ground.
FAQs
True sādhana demands courage and integrity—renouncing pretence and standing firm in sattva when tested.
The verse is part of the Adhyāya 154 ritual narrative; the site name is not specified in this excerpt.
Not a formal rite; it presents a moral-ritual challenge: abandon kapaṭa (deceit) and prove vīratva (heroic resolve).