Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
वज्रांगः कोप्यसौ दैत्यः किंप्रभावश्च तारकः । कथं स निहतश्चैव जातश्चैव कथं गुहः
vajrāṃgaḥ kopyasau daityaḥ kiṃprabhāvaśca tārakaḥ | kathaṃ sa nihataścaiva jātaścaiva kathaṃ guhaḥ
من كان ذلك العفريت فجرانغا حقًّا؟ وما القوة التي كان يملكها تاركا؟ وكيف قُتل، وكيف وُلد أيضًا غوها (كومارا)؟
Arjuna
Listener: Pārtha (addressed as Phālguna/Arjuna in the surrounding dialogue frame)
Scene: A questioning scene: a royal/heroic listener asks about demons Vajrāṅga and Tāraka, their powers, their defeat, and the birth of Guha; sages in an āśrama setting, palm-leaf manuscripts, a subtle aura hinting at Skanda’s future emergence.
FAQs
The purāṇas connect sacred place-glory with divine history; understanding the demon’s boon and downfall highlights dharma’s victory.
Not specified in this verse; it sets up the Kumāreśvara-related māhātmya that links the narrative to a sacred locale.
None explicitly; it is an inquiry preparing for the māhātmya and its worship instructions.