Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
स तेन खड्गघातेन कंठः पीनोऽपि निष्ठुरः । द्विधा जज्ञेऽथ दैत्यस्य दधत्तुष्टिं दिवौकसाम्
sa tena khaḍgaghātena kaṃṭhaḥ pīno'pi niṣṭhuraḥ | dvidhā jajñe'tha daityasya dadhattuṣṭiṃ divaukasām
ด้วยคมดาบนั้น คอของอสูร—แม้หนาและแข็งกระด้าง—ก็ถูกผ่าเป็นสองส่วน ยังความยินดีแก่เหล่าเทวะผู้สถิตในสวรรค์
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A decisive sword-stroke cleaves the thick neck of a daitya; the heavens brighten as devas look on in relief and satisfaction.
FAQs
When adharma is cut down, the world regains balance; divine victory restores peace to the cosmic community.
The verse supports a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative arc but does not specify the tīrtha by name in this excerpt.
No ritual or vrata instruction appears here.