Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
येन सेनाधिपत्ये तं विनियोज्य महाहवम् । कुर्मो दैत्यैः समं शस्त्रैः प्राप्नुयाम ततो जयम्
yena senādhipatye taṃ viniyojya mahāhavam | kurmo daityaiḥ samaṃ śastraiḥ prāpnuyāma tato jayam
اُسے لشکر کا سپہ سالار مقرر کرکے اور عظیم جنگ میں اتر کر ہم دانوؤں کا برابر کے ہتھیاروں سے مقابلہ کریں گے—اور پھر فتح پائیں گے۔
Narrator (contextual; summarizing the proposed strategy)
Scene: A council of devas in a celestial hall: Indra and gods decide to appoint a supreme commander and meet the Dānavas in a great battle with matched weapons, foreshadowing Skanda’s martial leadership.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through right leadership and proper deployment of strength—order and responsibility precede victory.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative framework.
None; the verse concerns military organization and the pursuit of victory, not a ritual act.