Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 186
एतदिंद्रेण कर्तव्यमिंद्रो हि विपुलं बलम् । त्वं चेंद्रो भव नो वीर तारकं जहि ते नमः
etadiṃdreṇa kartavyamiṃdro hi vipulaṃ balam | tvaṃ ceṃdro bhava no vīra tārakaṃ jahi te namaḥ
“This is what Indra must do, for Indra is vast power. And you, O hero, become Indra for us—slay Tāraka. Salutations to you!”
Devas
Scene: Devas addressing Skanda with urgency: Indra’s insignia (vajra, elephant Airāvata) present; Skanda radiant, youthful warrior, vel in hand; the name ‘Tāraka’ invoked as looming demonic threat in the background.
FAQs
When cosmic order is threatened, divine leadership is invoked for the protection of dharma and the gods.
No tīrtha is identified; the verse belongs to the martial-theological episode of Tāraka’s defeat.
None; it is a plea for protection and victory, expressed through salutations.