Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
रणे राजकुले द्यूते नित्यं तस्य जयो भवेत् । शस्त्र धारयते ह्येषां समरे कांडधारिणी
raṇe rājakule dyūte nityaṃ tasya jayo bhavet | śastra dhārayate hyeṣāṃ samare kāṃḍadhāriṇī
போரில், அரசவையில், சூதாட்டத்திலும் அவனுக்கு எப்போதும் வெற்றி உண்டாகும். ஏனெனில் சமரில் இந்த ‘காண்டதாரிணி’ (ஆயுதம் தாங்கும் சக்தி) அவர்களுக்காக ஆயுதத்தைத் தாங்கி, வெற்றியை அளிக்கிறாள்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A warrior or petitioner in a royal court invokes the vidyā; the goddess as spear/shaft-bearer stands behind, guiding weapons and granting triumph; scenes shift between battlefield, sabhā, and dice-board symbolism.
FAQs
Divine śakti safeguards dharma: when one aligns with sacred power and righteous conduct, obstacles in conflict, public life, and competition are overcome and victory is attained.
No specific tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as a phala (benefit) statement tied to the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s Skanda-centered devotional context.
No explicit rite (snāna, dāna, vrata, or japa) is stated in this line; it reads as a benefit claim connected to invoking/remembering the martial power termed Kāṇḍadhāriṇī.