वज्रांगः कोप्यसौ दैत्यः किंप्रभावश्च तारकः । कथं स निहतश्चैव जातश्चैव कथं गुहः
vajrāṃgaḥ kopyasau daityaḥ kiṃprabhāvaśca tārakaḥ | kathaṃ sa nihataścaiva jātaścaiva kathaṃ guhaḥ
Wer war in Wahrheit jener Dämon Vajrāṅga? Und welche Macht besaß Tāraka? Wie wurde er erschlagen, und wie wurde zugleich Guha (Kumāra) geboren?
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.
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.