Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
पेतुः खात्पुष्पवर्षाणि देववाद्यानि सस्वनुः । एवं स्तंभं समारोप्य जयाख्यं विश्वनंदकः
petuḥ khātpuṣpavarṣāṇi devavādyāni sasvanuḥ | evaṃ staṃbhaṃ samāropya jayākhyaṃ viśvanaṃdakaḥ
Bumuhos ang ulan ng mga bulaklak mula sa langit, at umalingawngaw ang mga tugtugin ng mga diyos. Sa gayon, matapos itindig ang haliging tinawag na “Jaya” (Tagumpay), si Skanda—kagalakan ng mga daigdig—ay nagpatuloy pa.
Sūta (narrator) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Jaya-stambha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Flowers rain from the sky as divine instruments resound; the victory pillar is fully raised and proclaimed ‘Jaya,’ while Skanda stands as the world’s delight amid the consecrated celebration.
FAQs
When dharmic acts are completed, nature and heaven respond with auspicious signs—affirming sacred establishment as divinely approved.
The site of the ‘Jaya’ pillar becomes a sanctified landmark, a pilgrimage memory-point within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
Raising/erecting the stambha and ritually naming it ‘Jaya’ as part of consecration.