Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
अवध्यस्तारको दैत्यः सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः । यस्य वध्यश्च नाद्यापि स जातो भगवान्पुनः
avadhyastārako daityaḥ sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ | yasya vadhyaśca nādyāpi sa jāto bhagavānpunaḥ
Tāraka, le daitya, est invulnérable à tous, qu’ils soient dieux ou asuras. Pourtant, le Seigneur est à présent né de nouveau—celui qui est destiné à terrasser Tāraka, bien que ce meurtre ne se soit pas encore accompli jusqu’à ce jour.
Brahmā (Svayambhū), speaking to the Devas
Listener: Devas
Scene: Brahmā declares Tāraka’s invulnerability to gods and demons, then points to the auspicious fact: the Lord has been born again—the destined slayer—though the slaying is yet to occur.
FAQs
No boon can permanently defeat dharma; when imbalance peaks, divinity manifests the precise means for restoration.
No site is specified in this verse; it highlights the Skanda–Tāraka narrative.
None; it explains the constraint created by Tāraka’s invulnerability and the divine solution.