Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
तस्मान्नागं समारुह्य निजं वृत्रनिषूदन । एणस्य कृष्णसारस्य वंशांते चर्म न्यस्य च
tasmānnāgaṃ samāruhya nijaṃ vṛtraniṣūdana | eṇasya kṛṣṇasārasya vaṃśāṃte carma nyasya ca
‘ஆகையால், வ்ருத்ரநிஷூதனனே! உன் யானையில் ஏறு; மேலும் மூங்கில் தண்டின் முனையில் கருங்கலை மான் (கிருஷ்ணசார) தோலை வைத்து (என் சொற்படி செய்).’
Brahmā (continuation of counsel to Indra)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra, addressed as Vṛtra-slayer, is instructed to mount his elephant; a bamboo staff is prepared with blackbuck skin affixed at its tip as a visible marker above the crowd.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through practical means: sacred gatherings require clear, auspicious signs to guide the community.
The instruction is given in the Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara bathing-festival context.
Indra is told to mount his elephant and use a staff bearing blackbuck skin as a visible marker for the bathing proceedings.