Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 171
धर्मश्चेद्बलवांल्लोके धर्मो जयति चेत्सदा । तेन सत्येन दैत्योयं प्रलयं यात्वितीरयन्
dharmaścedbalavāṃlloke dharmo jayati cetsadā | tena satyena daityoyaṃ pralayaṃ yātvitīrayan
“Kung ang dharma ay tunay na makapangyarihan sa daigdig, kung ang dharma ay laging nagwawagi—sa katotohanang iyon, nawa’y mapasa-pagkalipol ang Daitya na ito,” gayon niya ipinahayag.
Guha (Skanda/Kumāra), as reported by the narrator
Scene: Skanda, poised to strike, utters a solemn dharma-vow; the battlefield pauses as a luminous ring of truth (satya-tejas) forms around him, contrasting with the dark aura of the daitya.
FAQs
Satya (truthful declaration) and dharma are invincible; righteous intent aligned with cosmic order becomes efficacious.
No tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies dharma itself as the sustaining power of the world.
No formal rite is prescribed; it highlights satya-vākya (truthful utterance) as a dharmic force.