Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
शस्त्रं लोहमयं येषां वागेव तत्समन्विताः । पापैः पराभिभूतानां तेषां लोकोत्तरं बलम्
śastraṃ lohamayaṃ yeṣāṃ vāgeva tatsamanvitāḥ | pāpaiḥ parābhibhūtānāṃ teṣāṃ lokottaraṃ balam
Bagi mereka yang senjatanya daripada besi dan ucapannya sendiri bersenjata seperti itu, walaupun diserang dan ditenggelami oleh dosa, bangkit dalam diri mereka suatu kekuatan yang melampaui dunia (lokottara).
Unspecified (Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing the listener within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dharmic guardian or sage stands with an iron sword, yet the sword is mirrored by a stream of glowing syllables from his mouth; shadowy figures of ‘sins’ recoil as if struck; a subtle aura indicates otherworldly strength.
FAQs
Speech carries karmic force; disciplined, truth-aligned words can become a protective strength even amid the pressure of sin.
This verse sits within a Tīrthamāhātmya context, but no specific tīrtha-name is stated in the shloka itself.
No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa) is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes ethical potency, especially of speech.