Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
पुत्रमुत्पादयिष्यामि सर्वदैत्यविनाशकम् । यं त्वं सेनापतिं कृत्वा जयं प्राप्स्यसि सर्वदा
putramutpādayiṣyāmi sarvadaityavināśakam | yaṃ tvaṃ senāpatiṃ kṛtvā jayaṃ prāpsyasi sarvadā
“میں ایک ایسا بیٹا پیدا کروں گا جو تمام دیتیوں کا ناس کرنے والا ہوگا۔ اسے تو سپہ سالار بنا کر ہمیشہ فتح پائے گا۔”
Śiva (Śaṅkara/Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Kailāsa (mythic anchor)
Type: peak
Scene: Śiva declares the birth of a daitya-destroying son and appoints him, in prophecy, as Indra’s future general; the scene radiates martial destiny and divine certainty.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through divinely appointed leadership; the divine manifests an instrument to remove oppression.
No specific sacred geography is referenced in this verse.
None; it is a prophetic assurance about divine birth and purpose.