Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
इषीकां च समादाय ब्रह्मास्त्रं तत्र योजयन् । अब्रवीद्गाधिपुत्राय स्वस्त्यस्तु तव पार्श्वतः
iṣīkāṃ ca samādāya brahmāstraṃ tatra yojayan | abravīdgādhiputrāya svastyastu tava pārśvataḥ
ท่านหยิบก้านอิษีกา (กก/อ้อ) ขึ้นมา แล้วผนึกพรหมาศตราไว้ ณ ที่นั้น ก่อนกล่าวแก่บุตรแห่งคาธิว่า “ขอความเป็นสิริมงคลจงอยู่เคียงข้างท่าน”
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya context; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: Vasiṣṭha holds a slender reed, calmly ‘fixing’ the Brahmā-weapon into it; his other hand raised in blessing toward Viśvāmitra, the contrast of lethal energy and auspicious speech made visible as light.
FAQs
True spiritual authority can neutralize conflict without hatred, offering even an opponent a benediction.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as part of the chapter’s sacred-narrative backdrop.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse depicts mantra-application and a blessing.