Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
एतस्य शिरसश्छेदं शीघ्रं कुरु सुरेश्वरि । खङ्गेनानेन तीक्ष्णेन यावन्नो याति चान्यतः
etasya śirasaśchedaṃ śīghraṃ kuru sureśvari | khaṅgenānena tīkṣṇena yāvanno yāti cānyataḥ
“اے دیوتاؤں کی ملکہ، اس تیز دھار تلوار سے فوراً اس کا سر کاٹ دو—اس سے پہلے کہ وہ کہیں اور بھاگ نکلے۔”
Devas (collectively, addressing Devī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas in the sky extend a gleaming sword toward the Goddess, urging her to sever the asura’s head quickly before he flees; the scene is charged with urgency and divine sanction.
FAQs
Dharma sometimes requires decisive action; delaying the removal of adharma allows it to regroup and spread.
The tīrtha is implied by the Tīrthamāhātmya setting, but this verse itself focuses on the immediate divine command, not a place-name.
No ritual instruction is present; the verse is a narrative directive within the māhātmya.