Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
अथ संमूर्छितं दृष्ट्वा शक्रं स्कन्दः प्रकोपितः । मुमोचाथ निजां शक्तिममोघां वज्रसंनिभाम्
atha saṃmūrchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ skandaḥ prakopitaḥ | mumocātha nijāṃ śaktimamoghāṃ vajrasaṃnibhām
ครั้นเห็นศักระสลบไสล สกันทะก็เดือดดาล; แล้วปล่อยศักติของตนซึ่งไม่เคยพลาด ดุจวัชระสายฟ้า
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Listener: Śaunaka and assembled ṛṣis
Scene: Skanda, blazing with controlled fury, releases his Śakti—bright as a vajra—toward the aggressor; the spear/energy streak splits the sky, restoring hope.
FAQs
Protection of dharma includes protecting its defenders; Skanda embodies vigilant guardianship when cosmic order is threatened.
The tīrtha is upheld by the surrounding chapter’s Māhātmya context; this line emphasizes Skanda’s protective action rather than naming a site.
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