Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
नागानां परमं कृत्यं कृतं ते भैमिनंदन । पलाशीनाम दैत्योयं नीतो यत्सानुगो यमम्
nāgānāṃ paramaṃ kṛtyaṃ kṛtaṃ te bhaiminaṃdana | palāśīnāma daityoyaṃ nīto yatsānugo yamam
“ஓ பீமநந்தனே! நாகர்களுக்கான மிகப் பெரிய சேவையை நீ செய்தாய்; ‘பலாசி’ எனும் இந்த தைத்யன் தன் अनुசரர்களுடன் யமலோகத்துக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டான்.”
Nāgas (led by Vāsuki)
Scene: Vāsuki (or a nāga elder) speaks with palms joined, addressing ‘Bhaiminandana’; behind them lie fallen asuras, with Palāśin distinguished among them; the hero stands composed, receiving praise.
FAQs
Protecting the oppressed and destroying adharma is praised as the highest service, worthy of divine acknowledgement.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it focuses on the defeat of a Daitya troubling the Nāgas.
None; it is a commendation of a heroic, dharmic act.