Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
शिखी च ते वाहनं दिव्यरूपो दत्तो मया शक्तिधरस्य संख्ये । सुरासुरादींश्च जयेति चोक्त्वा जगाम कैलासवरं महात्मा
śikhī ca te vāhanaṃ divyarūpo datto mayā śaktidharasya saṃkhye | surāsurādīṃśca jayeti coktvā jagāma kailāsavaraṃ mahātmā
“At ang paboreal na may banal na anyo ay ibinigay ko bilang iyong sasakyan sa digmaan ng Tagapagdala ng Sibat. Pagkasabi ng, ‘Daigin mo ang mga deva, asura, at iba pa,’ ang dakilang Panginoon ay nagtungo sa marilag na Kailāsa.”
Narrator (with Śiva’s charge embedded in the verse)
Tirtha: Kailāsa (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: Kumāra/Skanda
Scene: Śiva grants a divine peacock mount to Skanda for the spear-bearer’s battle; commands conquest over devas/asuras; then Śiva departs toward Kailāsa.
FAQs
Divine gifts (like the vahana) are given for dharmic responsibility—victory is framed as restoring cosmic order.
The Revā Khaṇḍa context connects Skanda’s empowerment to the later sanctification of Skanda-tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it describes divine bestowals and a command related to protecting dharma.
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