Skanda Purana 7.20.336

7.20.336

mahādevena devānāṃ samāśvāsanam . tripurasaṃhārārthaṃ mahādevasya kṛte devai rathakalpanam . tridevamayaśarakalpanā . brahmaṇaḥ sārathye śambhoḥ rathārohaṇam . nāradasya mayadidṛkṣayā tripure gamanam . śambhunā saha yuddhakaraṇāya nāradena mayasya protsāhanam . dānavānāṃ yuddhasannāhaḥ . kṛtayuddhasajjānāṃ dānavānāṃ śambhurathasya samīpe gamanam .

Mahādeva comforting the gods; the preparation of a chariot by the gods for Mahādeva for the destruction of Tripura; fashioning of an arrow consisting of the three gods; Śambhu mounting the chariot with Brahmā as his charioteer; Nārada going to Tripura desiring to see Maya; Nārada encouraging Maya to wage battle with Śambhu; the dānavas' preparation for battle; the dānavas, equipped for battle, approaching Śambhu's chariot.