Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
ततो विश्वासमाया तं जहि वज्रेण दानवम् । षडुपायै रिपुर्वध्य इति शास्त्रनिदर्शनम्
tato viśvāsamāyā taṃ jahi vajreṇa dānavam | ṣaḍupāyai ripurvadhya iti śāstranidarśanam
Oleh itu, dengan muslihat memenangi kepercayaannya, panahlah Danava itu dengan halilintar—demikianlah ajaran yang ditunjukkan dalam kitab suci: musuh harus ditundukkan dengan enam cara polisi.
Bṛhaspati (implied counsel within the narrative)
Scene: Advisor instructs Indra to employ trust-winning deception and then strike with the vajra; a juxtaposition of calm persuasion and sudden thunderbolt power.
FAQs
It frames worldly conflict through śāstric nīti: discernment and strategy may be employed, yet action is still presented as guided by scriptural precedent.
This verse is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter, but this particular line focuses on the Indra–Vṛtra narrative and does not name a specific tīrtha.
No ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse; it teaches policy (ṣaḍupāya) within the story.