Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
महापस्मारसंक्रांतं यथैवाप्रियवादिनम् । विधूय सकलान्देवान्क्षणमात्रेण तारकः
mahāpasmārasaṃkrāṃtaṃ yathaivāpriyavādinam | vidhūya sakalāndevānkṣaṇamātreṇa tārakaḥ
Wie einer, den ein schwerer Anfall befällt, den unerwünschten Redner abschüttelt, so schüttelte Tāraka in einem einzigen Augenblick alle Götter ab und zerstreute sie.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages
Scene: Tāraka, like a violent seizure, flings away the assembled devas in an instant; gods tumble and scatter across the battlefield, banners torn, chariots displaced, clouds of dust rising.
FAQs
Unchecked arrogance can fling aside even venerable powers; therefore dharma requires a higher restoring force—Skanda’s advent—to reestablish order.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it remains within the cosmic battle narration.
None.