Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
अर्वागस्तमनादेनं जहि वध्योऽन्यथा नहि । एवमुक्त्वा स शक्रादींस्त्वरितः केशवोऽब्रवीत्
arvāgastamanādenaṃ jahi vadhyo'nyathā nahi | evamuktvā sa śakrādīṃstvaritaḥ keśavo'bravīt
غروبِ آفتاب سے پہلے اسے قتل کر دو؛ وہ قابلِ قتل ہے، ورنہ نہیں۔ یہ کہہ کر کیشو نے جلدی سے اندر اور دیگر دیوتاؤں سے کہا۔
Hari/Keśava (Viṣṇu) addressing Skanda; then turning to Śakra and other devas
Scene: Keśava, intense yet composed, issues a sharp command: ‘before sunset’; Indra and the devas lean forward, alerted; the sun begins its westward tilt, shadows lengthen slightly, signaling a closing window.
FAQs
Right action succeeds when aligned with the right time; dharma is practiced with discernment, not impulse.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it gives a tactical time-bound instruction within the narrative.