Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
उत्तिष्ठ गच्छ मन्मुक्तो द्रुतमस्मान्महारणात् । इत्युक्तो हरिणा तस्माद्देशादपगतोऽसुरः
uttiṣṭha gaccha manmukto drutamasmānmahāraṇāt | ityukto hariṇā tasmāddeśādapagato'suraḥ
“Bumangon ka at umalis—pinalaya na kita—lumayo ka agad sa dakilang larangan ng digmaan.” Sa gayong salita ni Hari (Viṣṇu), umurong ang asura mula roon.
Narrator (deduced: Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta) describing events
Scene: Hari commands Mahīṣa to rise and depart swiftly from the great battlefield; Mahīṣa, newly released, retreats—glancing back—while the battlefield remains tense.
FAQs
Even in conflict, divine authority may show restraint—victory is guided by dharma, not mere rage.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a Kaumārikākhaṇḍa battle narration.
None; the verse focuses on a battlefield command and withdrawal.