Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88
ततो देवाः प्रहृष्टास्ते गृहीत्वास्थीनि कृत्स्नशः । ततश्चक्रुर्महावज्रं यादृशं विष्णुनोदितम्
tato devāḥ prahṛṣṭāste gṛhītvāsthīni kṛtsnaśaḥ | tataścakrurmahāvajraṃ yādṛśaṃ viṣṇunoditam
ତାପରେ ସେହି ଦେବମାନେ ହର୍ଷିତ ହୋଇ ସମସ୍ତ ଅସ୍ଥି ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି, ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶାନୁସାରେ ସେହିପରି ମହାବଜ୍ର ତିଆରି କଲେ।
Sūta (narrator, implied continuation)
Scene: Devas gather the sage’s bones with reverence and forge a radiant vajra; Viṣṇu’s presence is felt as guiding instruction—either shown as a luminous figure or symbol (chakra/lotus).
FAQs
Sacred power arises when divine guidance and saintly sacrifice unite in service of cosmic order.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the section’s Māhātmya by narrating a celebrated sacred episode.
No formal ritual; it narrates the consecrated making of a dharmic instrument (vajra) from sanctified remains.