Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
अमृष्यमाणाः परमास्त्रकोविदैस्ततो गणास्ते जयिनो बभूवुः । गणैर्जितास्ते ह्यसुराः पराभवं तं तारकं ते व्यथिताः शशंसुः
amṛṣyamāṇāḥ paramāstrakovidaistato gaṇāste jayino babhūvuḥ | gaṇairjitāste hyasurāḥ parābhavaṃ taṃ tārakaṃ te vyathitāḥ śaśaṃsuḥ
Da sie es nicht ertragen konnten, wurden jene Gaṇas, kundig in den höchsten Waffen, zu Siegern. Von den Gaṇas besiegt, meldeten die bedrängten Asuras diese Niederlage dem Tāraka.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṇas, unyielding and expert in celestial weapons, stand triumphant; defeated asuras withdraw, some kneeling or gesturing in distress as they report to Tāraka.
FAQs
Mastery used in service of dharma leads to victory; adharma ultimately must confess its defeat before truth.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa is tied to Kedāra’s sanctity, though the verse itself does not glorify a named shrine.
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