Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
तारकोनाम दैत्येंद्रः सुरकेतुरनिर्ज्जितः । तस्याभावाय भगवाञ्जनयिष्यति यं शिवः
tārakonāma daityeṃdraḥ suraketuranirjjitaḥ | tasyābhāvāya bhagavāñjanayiṣyati yaṃ śivaḥ
তাৰক নামে এক দৈত্যেন্দ্ৰ আছে, সুৰবৈৰীৰ ধ্বজা, অজেয়। তাৰ বিনাশৰ বাবে ভগৱান শিৱে যাক জন্ম দিব (এজন পুত্ৰ)।
Brahmā (continuing instruction to Night; deduced)
Listener: Rātri/Vibhāvarī
Scene: Brahmā describes Tāraka—mighty asura-lord, unconquered—then proclaims Śiva will beget a son destined to destroy him. The imagery alternates between shadowy asura power and radiant Shaiva assurance.
FAQs
When adharma becomes unconquerable by ordinary means, divine grace manifests in a new form to restore cosmic balance.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the Kaumārikā narrative about Skanda’s coming.
None.